Mahāhaṁsajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 219

[219] "He whose red streaks, beautiful, with the sheen of refined gold, lie reaching down to his breast — it was he that came into my snare. But this radiant bird, himself unsnared, stood beside the noble one stricken by his bonds, heartening him, uttering human speech."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.