Week 10 reading notes Jataka

The monkey and the crocodile. The croc wants the heart of a monkey but they dont swim. He finds a greedy monkey that wants the ripe fruit on the island. He convinces him to ride on his back and tries to drown him. The monkey deceives the croc by telling him his heart is in a tree. The croc then notices the monkey has moved to a different tree and hops to the island using a rock in the water. One night he lays on the rock and waits to eat the monkey. The monkey sees him and tells him to open his mouth so he can jump in. The monkey escapes again by hoping on his head and back to safety. The croc realizes the monkey is too smart and gives up trying to eat him.

The turtle who couldn't stop talking. Two geese became friends with a turtle. One day they told him that they were flying back to their home and wished he could come. They said they would take him if he could hold onto a stick and not talk. The turtle agreed. As they flew over a group of children they pointed and laughed. He told yelled out and as a result fell dead in front of the children because he couldnt stay quiet.

The quarrel of the quails. The quails were getting caught and sold. Their leader told them to all work together if they were to get captured. For days they worked together and were all able to escape. Finally one day they argued and did not work together. They got caught because they were unable to work together to escape.
Crocodile Eye Source: earthtouchnews

SourJataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

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