He was a bad man He killed many precious people in his life But he did one good thing The Buddha carefully took the spider's thread in his hand and lowered it through the gaps in the lotus leaves into hell He held the thread tightly in his hands and climbed up and up He noticed that a great number of sinners were climbing up after him from down below 'I must do something quickly. Before the thread will be cut...!' He cried out, 'Hey, you sinners! This spider's thread is mine. Get down!' Just then, the spider's thread was suddenly cut, and he fell down headlong to the dark floor of hell He was a bad man He killed many precious people in his life