The hermit said unto the deer, “O deer, why didst thou shake down the seed?”
The deer answered: “I did not wish to do it, but the owl called, frightening me and I ran.”
“O owl,” asked the hermit, “why didst thou frighten the deer?”
The owl replied: “I called but as I am accustomed to call—the cricket, too, called.”
Having heard the evidence, the judge said, “The cricket must replace the crushed parts of the fish and make it well,” as he, the cricket, had called and frightened the deer.
The cricket was smaller and weaker than the owl or the deer, therefore had to bear the penalty.
[6]: Haak—a spear.
[7]: Wat—surrounded.
