ABSTRACT
After this exhibition of exemplary punishment the Brahmin Kala-Sarma, taking up the crab again, continued his journey; and when he reached the river Ganges,
ANTIQl'l1T OF THE FABI .. ES 440 deposited his little benefactor there, as desired. Aft('r expressing his deep gratitude for the signal service the crab had rendered to him in saving his life, he performed his ablutions in the sacred river and returned to his own country, which he reached without further accident.
