Monday, April 27, 2020

Reading Notes: Jataka Tales Part D



The Stupid Monkeys
  • King gave holiday to all of the people in his cities
  • King's gardener had monkeys water the plants
  • monkeys did not know how much to water the trees
  • they pulled up the trees to see how long their roots were. 
  • accidentally killed the trees doing this 
The Cunning Wolf
  • Animals came to the man's campfire to try and get some food
  • Man acted dead to try and lure the animals in
  • Wolf tugged on the man's club and the man clenched the club
  • The animals knew if he could clench the club then he was not dead and the animals fled from the man and campfire
The Penny-Wise Monkey
  • King and his army went to take over a smaller country
  • King and his men watched as a monkey dropped a pea and accidentally dropped the rest of his peas when he searched for the single pea
  • The king realized that he was not willing to lose a lot to gain a little by fighting the smaller country. 

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