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Below you will find a collection of notes from part B of readings from Babbitt Jataka Tales
Part A notes
The Wise and Foolish Merchant
The foolish merchant was selfish want wanted to start the path before the wise merchant so he could sell his goods at a price he wanted, have clean and fresh water, etc. The wise merchant want good with that because the foolish merchant would end up doing all of the work for him.
The Elephant Girly-Face
Girl-Face the elephant heard bad robbers talking about giving no mercy to anyone who got in their way. Girl-Face took this as advice to hurt anyone who came near her. The king realized this was the problem and had good men talk about how bad it was to hurt others so Girly-Face realized that it was better to be nice to others.
The King's White Elephant
An elephant approached carpenters because he has something stuck in its foot. The carpenters took out the splinter and made sure the elephant want all good. The elephant told his beautiful white baby elephant about how good the elephant was so beautiful that the king wanted to pay the merchants for it. The king took great care of the white elephant afterwards.
The Ox Who Envied the Pig
Big red the ox was jealous of a pig who was getting choice of food. However, the pig was getting fattened up for an upcoming feast. The pig was slaughtered and the ox realized that he would rather have boring food.
The Crab and the Crane
One summer the water was receding in a pond. A crane thought it would outsmart the fish and say that it would take the to another pong full of water but the fish would have to get into the crane's mouth. Like expected, the crane ate the fish. Until the crab came along and the crab snapped the crane's neck.
Bibliography:
Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
Below you will find a collection of notes from part B of readings from Babbitt Jataka Tales
Part A notes
The Wise and Foolish Merchant
The foolish merchant was selfish want wanted to start the path before the wise merchant so he could sell his goods at a price he wanted, have clean and fresh water, etc. The wise merchant want good with that because the foolish merchant would end up doing all of the work for him.
The Elephant Girly-Face
Girl-Face the elephant heard bad robbers talking about giving no mercy to anyone who got in their way. Girl-Face took this as advice to hurt anyone who came near her. The king realized this was the problem and had good men talk about how bad it was to hurt others so Girly-Face realized that it was better to be nice to others.
The King's White Elephant
An elephant approached carpenters because he has something stuck in its foot. The carpenters took out the splinter and made sure the elephant want all good. The elephant told his beautiful white baby elephant about how good the elephant was so beautiful that the king wanted to pay the merchants for it. The king took great care of the white elephant afterwards.
(Illustration from The King's White Elephant)
The Ox Who Envied the Pig
Big red the ox was jealous of a pig who was getting choice of food. However, the pig was getting fattened up for an upcoming feast. The pig was slaughtered and the ox realized that he would rather have boring food.
The Crab and the Crane
One summer the water was receding in a pond. A crane thought it would outsmart the fish and say that it would take the to another pong full of water but the fish would have to get into the crane's mouth. Like expected, the crane ate the fish. Until the crab came along and the crab snapped the crane's neck.
Bibliography:
Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
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