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The Precious Scroll of Good-in-Talent and Dragon Girl 179 The man turned back into a pile of white bones: the mulberry branch and the clay were clearly visible, and the wolf’s heart and dog’s lungs had not changed. He was a skeleton! Only then did the magistrate believe my story to be true. Only in this way was I able to escape with my life and arrive here! Now this is called ‘repaying a favor with a feud’! ‘‘How sad it is to see such a skeleton bereft of feeling! You bring him back to life, but he becomes an enemy. My compassion was aroused—he could not be saved, In this world of ours, everybody is an evil skeleton. Dragged by pigs, nibbled on by dogs, picked at by crows, Beaten and blown by rain and wind—truly lamentable! As the moon at night as before shines on the dry bones, The white clouds are the coffin lid, a cool spring flows. I know not the surname or the name of that skeleton, But my unalloyed compassion was repaid by a feud. In this world of ours, everything always goes this way: Wolf’s heart and dog’s lungs everywhere stay in place.’’ When she heard these words, the snake-sprite’s joy was beyond words. Wagging her head and whipping her tail, she took on a threatening posture, and again she wanted to eat Good-in-Talent. A weeping Good-in-Talent begged her: ‘‘We still have to put our question to one more person! Until we have arrived at the Yellow River, I will not lose heart. If we put the question to one more person and that person also says that a favor should be repaid with a feud, you may eat me, and I will die without regret.’’ Good-in-Talent was so scared he was shaking all over, The snake-sprite followed behind him, showing her might. Good-in-Talent was so scared he didn’t know where to go, His life at this moment resembled a candle in the wind. As he walked along the road, he was weeping, Crying and weeping in a most heartrending way. As he wept for a stretch, he walked one stretch: Then he saw a young girl coming toward him. When Good-in-Talent saw this girl, he walked up to her. ‘‘My dear girl, could I ask you a question? Is it the way of the world to repay
180 The Precious Scroll of Good-in-Talent and Dragon Girl a favor with a favor, or to repay a favor with a feud?’’ The girl said: ‘‘The rule is that a favor is repaid by a favor. How could one repay a favor with a feud?’’ The snake-sprite was enraged and said: ‘‘Aiyo! You little girl, you really do not understand the affairs of this world. The two people we met earlier said that a favor is repaid by a feud. How dare you now say that a favor is repaid by a favor! Those two elderly gentlemen a moment ago were well experienced in worldly affairs, and they supported their argument with watertight evidence. And you want to tell me that they are no match for you, a little hussy without any proof or evidence? ‘‘This is the day I am definitely going to eat you! You little hussy are devoid of any intelligence! The earlier statements were supported by proof, Your words are devoid of any supporting facts. I first intend to eat the monk as my main dish, And then later I will have you as a little snack!’’ Slithering closer she was truly about to eat them: Her heart was suddenly filled with blackest evil! The snake-sprite said: ‘‘This little monk is just a starving bag of bones. Even if I ate him, it still would not be enough. So I will eat him together with you, little girl!’’ Wagging her head and whipping her tail she made ready to eat them. The bodhisattva touched her just once with her immortal fly whisk, and the snake-sprite immediately collapsed on the ground. The snake-sprite remained stunned for a moment, and the girl said: ‘‘Evil beast, how do you dare act in such an impudent manner, unaware that Heaven’s chastisement is inescapable. The crimes you’ve committed are as big as a mountain, and your accumulated sins are as deep as an ocean! Because of this, the Ancestral Teacher of Pure Yang, 24 afraid in his compassion that you might be executed by the Thunder, confined you in this jar, hoping that you would abandon the crooked and return to the straight, reform your evil ways and follow goodness. But even after eighteen years in this jar, your evil heart is still not reformed, and your old desires are still the same as before. Now you had been set free by the monk Good-in-Talent, you should have repaid his favor. But you want to devour him and repay a favor with a feud, without considering that the Five Thunders are inescapable, and that Heaven’s Principle cannot condone this!’’ The snake-sprite replied:
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