Indian Epics

Maybe for next week, I can write a story based on one of the stories from the Jataka tales. Nothing really grabbed my attention yet, but I feel like I can combine Hanuman and Sun again. Hopefully it i can get creative one more time. Jataka Tales

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 th...

I love fairy tales like these. Short and it teaches something that is valuable. Monkey and the Crocodile I like how "dumb" crocodile was emphasized He does act stupid when he tells the monkey that he is going to kill him How the Turtle Saved His Own Life Read this one in the beginning of the semester Very fun story to read The Merchant of Seri Tries to teach us the lesson of honesty and kindness since the merchant paid the old lady for her gold The Ox Who Won the Forfeit Teaching us to be nice since the ox repaid the kindness with his hard work. Buddha and Jataka Tales :wikimedia