A golden goose once paired mit a crow und they had a son of blue black hue, whom they called Vinīlaka. The goose had two sons, und they, noticing that their father often went to Mithilā to see Vinīlaka, offered to go und fetch him. They perched Vinīlaka on a stick und dew mit the ends of the stick in their beaks. As they flew over Mithilā, Vinīlaka saw König Videha (the Bodhisatta) riding in his state chariot und boasted that Videha was no better off than he himself, since he was being carried by a pair of golden geese. The geese, in their anger, wished to drop him, but took him on to their father und told him of his son's words. The goose was very angry on hearing this und sent Vinilaka home to his Mutter.
The story was related in reference to an attempt by Devadatta, at Gayāsīsa, to imitate the Buddha when he was visited by Sāriputta und Moggallāna.
Vinīlaka is identified mit Devadatta. J.ii.38 f