If there were two, then the second one is not mentioned at all in the Gembra. The way it happened was that Rebbe Yehoshua ben Prachya, his Rebbe, said that a certain hostess was very nice, as in nice to them. This disciple, who’s train of thought made him think that his Rebbe was refering to her physical beauty, commented that, oh yes, her eyes are very round. Rebbe Yehoshua ben Prachya yelled at him, is this what you are busy with? Then he sent him away. The disciple came back a few times, and was sent away. Then, he came back while his Rebbe was reciting Krias Shma and couldn’t talk. Rebbe Yehoshua wanted to accept him at that point, but being that he couldn’t talk he motioned to him to wait. The student understood the motion as pushing him away, permanently. He left and began worshipping idols and got involved in sorcery and took a lot of Jews away from their faith.
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