Once there was a parrot that flew and alighted in another mountain. In the mountain, all the birds and beasts …
Once there was a parrot that flew and alighted in another mountain. In the mountain, all the birds and beasts respected and loved each other, not harming one another. The parrot thought to itself: "Even so, I cannot stay long. I should return home." So it left. Several months later, a great mountain caught fire, blazing on all sides. Seeing it from afar, the parrot entered the water, took water in its wings, flew into the air, and sprinkled the water from its feathers, wanting to extinguish the great fire. It went back and forth like this. A celestial being said: "Hey, parrot! Why are you so foolish? How could a fire spanning a thousand miles be extinguished by the water from your two wings?" The parrot said: "I know it cannot be extinguished. But I was once a guest in this mountain. All the birds and beasts of the mountain were benevolent and kind, all were brothers. I cannot bear to see it." The celestial being, moved by its sincerity, then rained down and extinguished the fire.