[first lines]

Lama Norbu:
Once upon a time, in a village in ancient India, there was a little goat and a priest. The priest wanted to sacrifice the goat to the gods. He raised him arm to cut the goat's throat, when suddenly the goat began to laugh. The priest stopped, amazed, and asked the goat, "why do you laugh? Don't you know I'm about to cut your throat?" "Oh yes," said the goat. "After 499 times dying and being reborn as a goat, I will be reborn as a human being." Then the little goat began to cry. The high priest said, "why now are you crying?" And the goat replied, "for you, poor priest. Five hundred lives ago I too was a high priest, and sacrificed goats to the gods." The priest dropped to his knees, saying, "forgive me, I beg. From now on I will be the guardian and protector of every goat in the land."
[children laughing]

Lama Norbu:
Now, what does this ancient tale teach us?
Children:
[in unison]
That no living creature must ever be sacrificed.
Boy:
What happened to the goat?
Lama Norbu:
Ah, yes. The goat - hmm - had many many lives as a human being. Until one day he turned into someone very strange indeed. Champa, show us something of your previous life...
Champa:
B-a-a-a-a-a
[children all laughing]

Champa:
B-a-a-a-a-a

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