Note 1 — Einleitung des Herausgebers.
Reading edition
Kathá Sarit Ságara, ed. by Tawney, Calcutta, 1880 ff., II, S. 58: There was once a foolish man, who was poor and had many sons. When one of his sons died, he killed another, saying, How could this child go such a long journey alone? So he was banished by the people, as being a fool and a criminal. Thus a fool is as void of sense and discernment as an animal.