Indian Epics

In the notes below you will find my reading notes from part B of Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat.  The Two Pigs  A little round old lady walked by a field where 2 little pigs were hiding. The old lady picked up the pigs and told them she was going to become their mother. The old lady loved them like her own children. Men were drunk in the village and at all of their food and then wanted more food so they went to the old lady so they could get her pigs. The old lady said no. The men got the old lady very drunk so she would become disoriented. The pigs realized something was off and began to get scared. The pigs noticed there were a lot of men around and they had ropes. The pigs realized that the men wanted their flesh to eat.  The Great Elephant  In a sandy desert there lived a great elephant in a small oasis. The elephant had plenty of fruit and water and he was very happy. One day he heard something strange. He heard the voices of angry men and decided to s...

In the notes below you will find my reading notes from part A of Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat. The Guilty Dogs The palace dogs went to chew on the horses leather straps on the chariot when it started to rain. The stablemen saw the next day that the straps were destroyed. The stablemen went to go tell the king that the dogs ate the straps. The king ordered all dogs in the kingdom to be killed so all of the dogs were terrified. The chief of the dogs told the city dogs that he would find those who were guilty of the crime so not all of the dogs had to die. The king told the chief dog that only the royal dogs would be able to live. The chief dog exclaimed that the royal ones were guilty and proved that they really were. The Golden Feathers A family lived in a small hut in a forest. One day the father told his family that he must leave to go on a trip to bring back jewels and nice things for his family. He walked through the forest at night and a fairy met him. The fairy turned...