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Dev Datt complained against Sidhartha that he shot down a swan and it fell on the ground. He (Sidhartha) picked it up and said that he would not give it to him.

Sidhartha said that the swan belonged to him because he had saved its life.

Dev Datt said in support of his claim over the swan that he himself had shot it with an arrow. Besides, he was a Kshatriya who could not give up his hunt.

Dev Datt shot down a swan and it fell on the ground near the prince.

Dev Datt claimed that he had shot the bird so it belonged to him and Siddhartha claimed it because he has saved and protected its life.

Dev Datt and Siddhartha both wanted the swan. They are unable to decide, so they approached the King.

Suddodhana was the king of Kapila Vastu, Siddhartha was his son and the prince of Kapilavastu. DevDatt was Siddartha’s cousin. Once Siddhartha and Dev Datt were playing in the garden. Dev Datt shot a swan and it fell on ground. Siddhartha saw this and washed its wound, applied medicine and saved its life.

After that the two boys quarreled over whom the swam belongs to each one claimed the swan’s ownership. Dev dutt claimed that the swan belonged to him as he had shot it down. But Siddhartha claimed that the swan belonged to him as he had saved its life. They could not decide the ownership of the swan.

So Dev Datt came to Suddodhana’s court to get justice and explained the matter. The King called Siddhartha and asked about the matter. Dev Datta claimed the swan because he shot it and Siddhartha argued that the swan belongs to him because he protected and saved its life. Both were correct. How to give judgement, so the king asked the help of his Chief Minister. The Chief Minister thought a plan and said to both the boys. The swan will decide the case. First they put the swan on the stool and Dev Datt was asked to call the Swan. He did it, but the swan trembled and cried with fear. Next Siddhartha went near the swan and consoled it and said it need not fear, then the swan flew up and sat on his arms. The Chief Minister said to King that swan had decided the case. All accepted the judgement that the swan belonged to prince Siddharta.

The Chief Minister thought a plan to resolve the dispute. He told Siddhartha to keep the swan on the stool. He directed Dev Datt to call the bird. When Dev datt called the swan the bird trembled and cried with fear. Then Dev Datt came back. Next Siddhartha called the bird lovingly. It came and sat on his arms. The swan itself decided the dispute. All agreed, and were pleased. The swan now belonged to Siddhartha.

King Suddodhana was puzzled because he could not decide the claim between Dev Datt and Sidhartha.