Chibi

Chibi - a Chola king - sat in the garden of his palace. Suddenly, a wounded dove fell on his lap. He handed over the dove to his servants and ordered them to give it proper treatment. A few minutes later, a hunter appeared on the scene searching for the dove which he had shot. He realized that the King was in possession of the dove.  He requested the King to hand over the dove. But the king did not want to give up the dove. The hunter then told the King that the meat of the dove was his only food for that day. However, the King being compassionate wanted to save the life of the dove. He was also desirous of dissuading the hunter from his policy of hunting animals.  Hence, he cut of a portion of his own flesh which was equal to the weight of the dove and gave it to the hunter. The hunter was abashed by this act of the king and regretted his violent actions. This story can be referred to in the  Cilappathikaaram.