Indian Epics 2018

Time went by so fast this week. My semester in Germany finally started. I am so excited it is nice to see the city full of students for the semester. I will take a class on Digital Religions and another class to learn German. I am ready to get back in a normal routine again. How are we already at week 13? It is crazy to think how fast time has gone. I have gained more knowledge of Indian epics this week through the reading of the Jataka tales. I like reading these short stories because they sound like a children's story. So, they are very easy to understand and you are able to pull out a moral or lesson for the reading. I also started to read the stories from the other online class for Mythology. It is really cool to be able to meet the other students. Having an introduction page has been one of the biggest highlights of this class because there are so many people from different backgrounds. It is also interesting to be able to see how all of the projects are starting to wrap up. ...

This week I will pick a moto that I live by. ( cheezburger ) I picked to live fearlessly every day because it takes a lot of courage and effort to do something out of the ordinary. So, I must remind myself to live by this.

Here are some other stories that I enjoyed reading this week: Source 1. The Penny-Wise Monkey -The monkey stole peas -He dropped one on the ground -He gave up everything to get that one pea -The king said that he should be grateful for what he did have, "he gave up a lot to gain a little" 2. The Hawks and their Friends -Family of Hawks -The north part of the island: Lion, south: turtle, east: Kingfisher -The Hawks are in trouble -Hunters came and settled under the hawk nest -The turtle came to help, but the hunters tried to eat him -The lion came and scared away the hunters -"friends are friends" 3. Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals -The Prince was cruel -The people tried to let the prince drown in the river -The prince could not be found -The prince was taken downstream -The prince was on a log with 3 animals -A poor man saw the prince and animals in the water -The poor man saved them -The animals and the prince told the man that i...

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