The Story of Five Hundred Boys
…hen they saw the Buddha, they saluted him and continued on their way without so much as saying to a single monk, "Have a cake."
When they had gone, the Buddha said to the monks, "Monks, would you not li…
In this narrative, the Buddha and his monks encounter five hundred boys carrying cakes on a festival day. Despite their lack of invitation, the Buddha points out that the cakes belong to them and enco