本生故事，讲一位无嗣国王收养了猫头鹰、鹩哥与鹦鹉三只由拾得之蛋孵化而成的义子，三者各以十一首偈颂教导治国之道，后皆获封高位。

A birth story of a childless king who raised an owl, a mynah and a parrot hatched from found eggs as his heirs, each of whom in turn gave him eleven verses of counsel on kingship before rising to high office.