A variation on this same theme has it that the god actually managed to save the rabbit from the fire and, praising his admirable conduct, took him up to live forever after on the moon.
類似的故事，則說化為老夫的雷神因陀羅大為感激兔子的犧牲行為，把兔子從大火中拯救出來，並褒獎它的德行，攜它升天，住在月球上。