ເຕສະກຸນະຊາດົກ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ນົກ໓ ໂຕ ຕອບບັນຫາພະຣາຊາ. ພະໂພທິສັດເຄີຍເກີດເປັນນົກແຂກເຕົ້າ. ມີພະຍາຕົນໜຶ່ງພະນາມວ່າ ພະເຈົ້າກັງສະຣາດ ພະອົງບໍ່ມີພະຣາຊະໂອລົດແລະພະຣາຊະທິດາທີ່ຈະສືບວົງຕະກູນ ວັນໜຶ່ງພະອົງຊົງພົບໄຂ່ນົກ ໓ ໜ່ວຍຢູ່ໃນຮັງເທິງຕົ້ນໄມ້ໃນສວນອຸທິຍານ. ໄຂ່ໜ່ວຍທໍາອິດເປັນໄຂ່ຂອງນົກຮູກ, ໜ່ວຍທີ່ສອງເປັນຂອງນົກສາລິກາແລະໜ່ວຍທີ່ສາມເປັນຂອງນົກແຂກເຕົ່າ. ພະອົງຊົງມອບໝາຍໃຫ້ອໍາມາດ ໓ ຄົນຮັບຜິດຊອບດູແລໄຂ່ນົກທັງ ໓ ໜ່ວຍນັ້ນ ເມື່ອໄຂ່ຟັກອອກເປັນໂອລົດ ໒ ອົງແລະທິດາອົງໜຶ່ງ ແລະໄດ້ຕັ້ງຊື່ໃຫ້ວ່າ ເຫວດສັນດອນ, ຊຸມພູກະ ແລະກຸນດະລິນີຕາມລໍາດັບ. ເມື່ອນົກທັງ ໓ ໂຕ ໃຫຍ່ຂຶ້ນພະຣາຊາກໍ່ຊົງຖາມວ່າ ກະສັດຄວນປົກຄອງແນວໃດ ນົກທັງ ໓ ໂຕນັ້ນກໍ່ໄດ້ຖວາຍໂອວາດກ່ຽວກັບຫລັກປົກຄອງບ້ານເມືອງ ເຊິ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ພະຍາມີຄວາມພໍໃຈເປັນຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງພະຣາຊະທານຕໍາແໜ່ງໃຫ້ຕາມຄວາມເໝາະສົມ. ສ່ວນນົກແຂກເຕົ້າໂພທິສັດໄດ້ເປັນຜູ້ບັນຊາການກອງທັບ.
Tesakuna Jataka, the three birds answer a king’s questions. The Bodhisatta was once a parrot. A king found out a bird’s nest three eggs: an owl’s, a mynah bird’s, and a parrot’s in his royal garden. Having no children of his own, the king decided to make the birds his children and he had three courtiers take care of one egg each at their homes. When the eggs hatched, they were two sons and one daughter. The king gave them names called Vessadon, Jambuka and Kundalini. When the three birds grew up, the king asked them how kings should rule. The birds gave the king advice on the principles of governing the kingdom. The king was so pleased with their advice and appointed them high positions in the army. The Bodhisatta bird was his commander-in-chief.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 24 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 54.7 cm, depth 0.9 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
