Während ihrer Abwesenheit kam Jūjaka und äußerte seinen Wunsch. Vessantara gab bereitwillig seine beiden Kinder, diese aber rannten fort und versteckten sich in einem Teich. ###>During her absence, Jūjaka came and made his request. He would not await the return of Maddī, and Vessantara willingly gave him the two children. But they ran away and hid in a pond till told by their father to go with Jūjaka.