Page 54 - Navya Poem
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THE GREATNESS OF BUDDHA
Once upon a time, Jaya
was asked to bring rice
to give to a monk, Buddha,
without adding any spice.
Buddha asked Jaya to come,
in the room filled with lotus-bud
Jaya bent on his small knees
with a bowl full of mud !
He sat in Buddha’s lap,
who looked happy to see the little seed.
Then Buddha with his own hands,
started Jaya to feed.
With a smile he ate it,
and it tasted so nice.
Then Jaya looked in and found
that mud had turned into rice!
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