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The Gemara continues relating “tall tales” of life on the high seas.
Rav Yehuda Hindu’a – from India – related: Once we were traveling on board a ship when we saw a precious stone that was encircled by a serpent. A diver descended to bring up the stone. Then the serpent approached planning to swallow the ship, but a raven came and bit off its head and due to the great size of the serpent the water appeared to turn into blood. A second serpent came, took the stone, placing it on the dead serpent, which brought it back to life.
We continue our exploration of the stories of Rabbi bar bar Hannah in the context of Iranian folk lore tales.