Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Week 5 Reading Diary: Jataka Tales

Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbit

Monkey is tricked into riding on crocodiles back, tricks the croc into taking him back to his tree. The croc then tries to catch him again by cutting off his path to the fruit, but the monkey does not fall for his tricks. Turtle tricks men into throwing him back into the lake instead of smashing him. Quail are able to lift the net of the fowler until they begin to quarrel, at which point they are taken in and sold. King of the Banyan deer sacrifices his life for another deer mother, and the kind ends up granting both their life, and the life of every deer. Odd story about white elephant and carpenters, ends up being sold to a king. Pig eats good food, and cows are filled with envy until the pig is slaughtered, then they are content with their wheat. Very-thoughtful fish tricks the fisherman into thinking that his net has broken in order to save his two friends.


The monkey and the Crocodile
Source: UnTextbook

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