when he had gone on a few miles , he saw in the distance a girl in a red coat , barefoot , and with unbound hair , who was running as fast as the wind . in a moment she stood before him . " take pity on me and save my life ! " said she to him . when the monk asked her what was the trouble , she replied : " a man is pursuing me . if you will tell him you have not seen me , i will be grateful to you all my life long ! " with that she ran up to the hollow tree and crawled into it . 
a man was pursuing her .
why did the girl ask the old buddhist monk to save her life ?
why did the girl ask the old buddhist monk to save her life ?