On his coming, the Jackal spoke to him thus. The king of the beasts (tiger) has become angry with you. No good will come to you. He will be soon here with his wife. Do now as you please. The wolf, ever fond of animal food, fled contracting his body into the smallest dimensions, and thus was he got rid of by the jackal. At this time the mongoose came.
तमागतमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीज्जम्बुकस्तदा। मृगराजो हि संक्रुद्धो न ते साधु भविष्यति॥ सकलत्रस्त्विहायाति कुरुष्व यदनन्तरम्। एवं संचेदितस्तेन जम्बुकेन तदा वृकः॥ ततोऽवलुम्पनं कृत्वा प्रयात: पिशिताशनः। एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नकुलोऽप्याजगाम ह॥