At a certain city three cultivators cut a chena. Having cut it they
spoke [about it]: "Let us plant plantains." Having planted plantains,
the flowers that came on the plantains began to fall when the fruits
were coming to mature.
When they looked, having seen that except the fresh ones [the trees]
were without ripe [fruits], they began to seek [the reason]. Having
sought and sought it, they do not perceive whether some one is
destroying them [or not]. Owing to it they contrived a device. What was
it? Having brought a plantain tree they set it up [? after inserting
poison in the fruits that were on it].
The flowers on it having fallen, and [the fruits] having become ripe,
after they were emitting a fragrant smell [a female Palm-cat came
there with its kitten]. When the [young] Palm-cat looked upward the
female Palm-cat says, "Cultivator, that is not good."
When it said it, the [young] Palm-cat says, "What though I looked up,
if I didn't go up the tree!" it said.