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Two fish, one from Gangā, the other from Yamunā, once met at the confluence
of the rivers and disputed as to their relative beauty. They appealed to a
tortoise who was there for a decision; he said they were both beautiful, but he
himself was more beautiful than either.
The story was told in reference to two monks who bragged of their good looks
and quarrelled about them. They appealed to an older monk, who gave the same
answer as the tortoise of the story. J. ii.151f.

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