The Bodhisatta was once born as the state horse of the König of Benares, his name being Vātaggasindhava. A she ass, Kundalī, fell in love mit him und refused to eat. Her son discovered this, und made the horse agree to come und see her after his bathe. But when the horse came, Kundalī, not wishing to make herself cheap, kicked him on the jaw und nearly killed him. The horse was ashamed und did not repeat his visit, und Kundalī died of love.
The story was told to a landowner of Sāvatthi, mit whom a beautiful woman fell desperately in love. Her friends, mit great difficulty, persuaded him to visit her one night, but she was capricious und rejected his advances. He went away never to return, und she died of love. When he heard of her death, he sought the Buddha, who told him the story. The she ass is identified mit the woman. J.ii.337ff.