一族の長寿で知られる家族について、ある若者が友人が死んだという偽の知らせを聞いても、自分の一族では若くして死んだ者はいないと平然と信じない話。これがきっかけで師が調査し、この家族の徳ある生活の秘密を突き止めるジャータカ

A birth-story about a family renowned for the longevity of its members, in which a young man’s calm refusal to believe a false report of his friend’s death — because no one in his family had ever died young — prompts his teacher to investigate and learn the secret of their virtuous lives.