The Abbot sat quietly in the temple for a long time. The candles at the altar had gone out one by one. When it was dark, he left the temple and walked towards his dwelling place. On the way he saw three temple boys and two Samaneras suspiciously carrying torches and slicks. He called them over and subjected them to a stiff investigation. They all confessed that they were going out into the fields to catch frogs. He brought them all up to the little veranda in front of his cell and gave them all a long lecture on the sin of taking life. After that he made the Samaneras renew their vows to keep the Ten Precepts and went to bed.