- Stories of Past Lives 35 Jātaka
- The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
- Nests Kulāvakavagga
The Quail: a past life story 5. Vaṭṭakajātaka
I have wings that do not fly! “Santi pakkhā apatanā, I have feet that do not walk! santi pādā avañcanā; Mother and father have fled! Mātāpitā ca nikkhantā, Jātaveda the fire: go back! jātaveda paṭikkamā”ti.
Vaṭṭakajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.