one day the snake in course of conversation said to its master, "i am the son of raja indrasha. one day, when i had come out of the ground to drink the air, some people seized me, and would have slain me had you not most opportunely arrived to my rescue. i do not know how i shall ever be able to repay you for your great kindness to me. would that you knew my father! how glad he would be to see his son's preserver!"