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Reading Notes: Jataka Tales Part A

 For this week's reading, I have chosen to read the Jataka Tales retold by Ellen C. Babbitt. I am going to write up some notes over part A today.

How the Turtle Saved his Own Life:

  • A king once made a pond for his children to swim and play in
  • one day he decided to put some fish in the pond
  • as well as a turtle
  • the boys had never seen a turtle and thought it was a demon
  • the boys ran back to their father crying to kill it
  • the king sent out his men to capture this demon
  • they were planning many horrendous ways to kill the turtle
  • one man said to throw it into the lake and then it shall drown
  • once the turtle heard this he questioned why they would ever do such a thing
  • the men at once threw him into the lake
  • the turtle laughed and lived a good life in the water
The Merchant of Seri:

  • there was a merchant of Seri who sold brass and tinware
  • there was a second merchant who was very greedy
  • when they would arrive at towns they would split up and sell all they could
  • the greedy merchant passed a house where an old lady and her granddaughter lived
  • all they had to offer was a gold bowl
  • the greedy merchant smirked and threw it on the ground and left
  • the other merchant came around and they offered the bowl once again not knowing its worth
  • the merchant looked at them and realized it was a bowl made out of gold
  • he said all of his stuff is not worth this bowl
  • he gave them all of what he had plus some money and took the bowl
  • the greedy merchant came back asking for the bowl
  • but it was already sold
  • the merchant crossed the river and lived happily with all the bowl could bring him
A Turtle who Could not Stop Talking:

  • A turtle lived in a pond
  • two geese came to talk to him
  • they came back the next day and they became acquainted
  • the geese wanted the turtle to fly back to their home with them
  • he said he couldn't because he had no wings to fly
  • they agreed to take him if he promised not to say a word
  • the grabbed a stick and the turtle held onto it with its mouth
  • as they were flying kids were shouting and pointing
  • the turtle began to talk
  • and fell to his death.
Bibliography The Jataka Tales.Ellen C. Babbitt. Part A

(Image of a tortoise by the San Diego Zoo)

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