-A mother croc asked her son to get her a monkey so that she could get his heart
-The croc tricked the monkey to get on his back to swim across and get fruit
-The croc went underwater and told the monkey that he would kill him so that he could give his heart to his mother
-The monkey said he left his heart at home
-They turned back around so that the monkey could get it and he ran up the tree instead
-The monkey moved trees but the croc found him
-Everyday the monkey jumped to an island in the middle of the river and ate fruit all day there, the croc watched him and plotted a plan
-The croc laid on the rock to wait for the monkey but the monkey realized that it was abnormal so he tricked the croc into answering him
-He was able to escape and the croc left him alone
How the Turtle Saved his own Life:
-A king made a lake in his courtyard for princes to play in
-He put fishes and a turtle in the lake
-They though he was a demon so he was taken to the king
-He ordered his men to kill the turtle
-A man suggested he be thrown into the water and he would flow away and die
-The turtle was able to convince them to "kill" him that way
-he was able to flow down the river and return home
The Merchant of Seri:
-a man sold brass and tinware with another man who was greedy
-a granddaughter told her poor grandmother to sell a gold bowl that her late husband used to use
-the greedy man pretended like it was worth nothing and threw it down
-the other man was on the same street trying to sell things
-he told her that it was worth more than what he had
-she plead with him to take it but instead he gave her everything he had in exchange for the bowl and 8 pennies
-he ended up leaving the greedy man and lived happily ever after
The Turtle who Couldn't Stop Talking:
-2 young geese and a turtle become friends
-the geese told the turtle that he could go with them back home if he didn't tell anybody nor talked
-he held on to a stick by his mouth in between the geese as they were flying
-he opened his mouth to talk and fell dead
The Ox who won the Forfeit:
-a man who owned an ox always bragged about his ox
-he bet 1000 pieces of silver that his ox could drag 100 wagons
-the man whipped and cursed at the ox so he didn't move b/c he had never been treated like that
-the ox and owner made up so they agreed to go back into the village the next day
-the man bet 2000 pieces
-they won the 2000 pieces and went home to live happily
The Sandy Road:
-a merchant in the desert on his way to the other side of the desert
-they moved at night and set up camp during the day
-the pilot told the men they would make it to the village so they could throw away food, water, and wood
-the pilot fell asleep and woke up in the same spot but they didn't have any items
-the merchant found a well and so everybody drank, bathed, cooked
-they set up a flag on the well so people could see it and made it to the village
-they sold their items and then returned home
The Quarrel of the Quails
-a group of quails lived in the forest with their leader
-a hunter who made a living off of quails tricked them to think their leader was calling them, he then sold them in town
-the leader set up a plan for the quails to escape
-day after day he came up empty handed
-the quails got in a fight and he was able to capture them since they didn't work together, he sold them
Image Source : The crocodile waits for the monkey with his mouth open
Source:
Jataka Tales, Ellen C. Babbit, 1912.
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