Reading Notes: Jataka tales Reading B

I really enjoy reading the Jataka Tales. It is very light on reading and not overwhelming. Here are some of the stories that I enjoyed.
The Princes and the Water Sprite
I don't quite understand why the queen asked her last born son to be the king
King sent the princes away into the forest until his death. Why didn't he just send the queen away?
The wisdom of the eldest prince saved both sun and moon princes.
So why did queen wanted to make sun the king again?
The Ox Who Envied the Pig
Little ox got jealous of the pig who was getting fed for the wedding. I already can see the bad end. His older brother tells the younger one that the pig is eating death.
The story ends with the pig dying. Not the ending I was expecting.
Story teaches us basically not to judge someones action until you know the background story.
The Wise and the Foolish Merchant
Two merchants decides that they cannot travel together due to shortage of supplies.
Young merchant decides to go first and the wise merchant is glad for that answer.
Demon told the young merchant to empty the water jars in the desert to make travel time shorter. Young merchant did just that. Since they ran out of water, the young merchant was easily overpowered by the demon.
When the wise merchant came to the desert, demons tried to seduce him to throw away the water but the wise merchant saw through their tricks.

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