Reading Notes: Jatakas
After reading the short anthology, I have decided my top three stories from the collection (Two Turtle Jatakas, The Cunning Crane and the Crab, and The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart).
To begin, the Two Turtle Jatakas comes from Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. "The Turtle and the King" was a story about how a couple of kids wanted the king to put fish into the lake. But, with the fish came one turtle. The people did not know how to react to this creature. They were afraid. So naturally, the king ordered to have it killed. This story would be a great base for my semester project because it shows how things aren't always what it seems.
The second story about the crane and the crab, based off of The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse. This story also has a great life lesson; don't trust everything that everyone tells you. The crane is a great character because he is able to gain the trust of all of the fish in the pond. During every trip across the pond, the crane eats a fish. Somehow, the others never catch on. It is would be a good storyline to add a cunning character line to my story.
The third story based off of Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. Shedlock. This is another story of having more wit than the other. The monkey is wiser than the crocodile. The crocodile was wanting to give the monkey's heart to his wife. Although this could be a good intention, it is still killing another animal. But, he was not able to think it through. The good always wins, even in the story about the crab and the crane. In the end, the monkey was able to outthink the crocodile and continue living in the trees.
To begin, the Two Turtle Jatakas comes from Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. "The Turtle and the King" was a story about how a couple of kids wanted the king to put fish into the lake. But, with the fish came one turtle. The people did not know how to react to this creature. They were afraid. So naturally, the king ordered to have it killed. This story would be a great base for my semester project because it shows how things aren't always what it seems.
The second story about the crane and the crab, based off of The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse. This story also has a great life lesson; don't trust everything that everyone tells you. The crane is a great character because he is able to gain the trust of all of the fish in the pond. During every trip across the pond, the crane eats a fish. Somehow, the others never catch on. It is would be a good storyline to add a cunning character line to my story.
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