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Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 4
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Apaṇṇakavagga Sure Bet
4. Cūḷaseṭṭhijātaka The Little Financier: a past life story
“Appakenapi medhāvī, Even with a little capital The prose story tells of an enterprising young man who started his business by trading a dead mouse for a penny as cat food. This concept can be taken as a precursor for the modern concept of microfinance.
pābhatena vicakkhaṇo; the intelligent and clear-seeing man
Samuṭṭhāpeti attānaṁ, uplifts himself,
aṇuṁ aggiṁva sandhaman”ti. like a tiny flame when fanned.
Cūḷaseṭṭhijātakaṁ catutthaṁ.