Tacchakasūkarajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1985

[1985] The little kumbhilaka birds, who live in flocks and range about in companies, rejoicing with one another, fly up and soar forth as one; and while they are flying, one among them strays apart, and a hawk strikes it down — such, precisely, is the fate of the tigers.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.