一则本生故事：一名婆罗门苦行者供奉的圣火烧毁自己的茅屋，后见一只鹿安然与猛兽为友，悟出良友胜过一切，借以说明奉祀圣火之无益。

A Jātaka about a brahmin ascetic whose sacred fire burns down his own hut, who then witnesses a deer safely befriending predators and concludes there is nothing better than good friends, told to show the futility of fire-worship.