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Originally published in 1914,

Village Folk Tales of Ceylon, Volume 3, was written by a British engineer living in

colonial Ceylon during the Victorian era named Henry Parker. During his work as an

engineer he developed an admiration for the skills displayed by the ancient Sinalese at the time of the construction of their reservoirs.

Parker is renowned for having studied and compiled the folklore of Sri Lanka becoming an authority on the subject. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

The rat and the turtle that kept the precepts.

In a certain country there is a river.

At the river there is a rat and in that river there is a turtle.

Every day when this turtle rises to the surface this rat is here.

The turtle said, friend, what are you doing there? He said.

I am keeping the precepts of Buddha.

Is it good for me also to come?

The turtle said.

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