The Teacher and the Acrobat
…e pole, and addressing the treasurer's son, pronounced the following stanza:
"Please look, Ugasena, acrobat of mighty strength.
Perform for the crowd; make the people laugh."
When Ugasena heard the words of…
…ve, a Teacher enters a city only to realize that the audience shifts their attention entirely to an acrobat named Ugasena. Feeling eclipsed, the Teacher's failure looms over him, yet he encourages the acroba…