§63 伎儿著戏罗刹服共相惊怖喻
(63) an actor wearing a demon's garment
昔乾陀卫国有诸伎儿，因时饥俭，逐食他土。经婆罗新山，而此山中，素饶恶鬼、食人罗刹。时诸伎儿会宿山中，山中风寒，然火而卧。伎人之中有患寒者，著彼戏衣罗刹之服，向火而座。时行伴中从睡寤者，卒见火边有一罗刹，竟不谛观，舍之而走。遂相惊动，一切伴侣悉皆逃奔。时彼伴中著罗刹衣者，亦复寻逐，奔驰绝走。
once upon a time, there was a troupe of actors from cadhara kingdom, rambling in different parts of the country giving performances due to a famine. they passed the pala new mountain where evil demons and men-eater raksas had been found. the troupe had to lodge in the mountain where it was windy and cold. they slept with the fire on. one of them who were chilly wore raksa demon's costume and sat near the fire when another actor awoke and saw him. he ran away without looking closely at him. in general panic, the whole troupe got up and ran away. the one who wore the raksa garment, not realizing what was happening, followed them.
