"Monks, there are regions of Himavat king of mountains that are rough and uneven, where neither monkeys go nor men. Monks, there are regions of Himavat king of mountains that are rough and uneven, where monkeys go but men do not. Monks, there are portions of Himavat king of mountains that are smooth and delightful, where monkeys go and also men.

"There, monks, cruel men spread lime in the monkey-trails to torment the monkeys. There, monks, monkeys that are not foolish and greedy, seeing that lime, keep far away. But the monkey that is foolish and greedy, on approaching that lime, grasps it with the hand; there he sticks!

"'I will free my hand,' says he, and grasps with his other hand; there he sticks! 'I will free both hands,' says he, and grasps with the foot; there he sticks! 'I will free both hands and foot,' says he and grasps with the other foot; there he sticks! 'I will free both hands and feet,' says he, and grasps with the snout; there he sticks! Thus, monks, that monkey, smeared with lime five times, lies on his breast, having met with misfortune, having met with disaster, the sport of the cruel man. Then, monks, the cruel man impales him, disposes of him on that very bed of coals prepared with sticks of wood, and goes wherever he pleases."