Jataka Tales
21 chapters English Public domain
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This is a retelling of stories from the Jataka, the treasury of tales of Buddha's previous animal reincarnations. Babbitt wrote this with young adults and children in mind, but the simple language and sprightly black and white illustrations add appeal for readers of all ages, Buddhist or not.
Table of contents
21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Foreword 03 Publisher's Note 04 I. The Monkey and the Crocodile 05 II. How the Turtle Saved His Own Life 06 III. The Merchant of Seri 07 IV. The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking 08 V. The Ox Who Won the Forfeit 09 VI. The Sandy Road 10 VII. The Quarrel of the Quails 11 VIII. The Measure of Rice 12 IX. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit 13 X. The Wise and the Foolish Merchant 14 XI. The Elephant Girly-Face 15 XII. The Banyan Deer 16 XIII. The Princes and the Water-Sprite 17 XIV. The King's White Elephant 18 XV. The Ox Who Envied the Pig 19 XVI. Grannie's Blackie 20 XVII. The Crab and the Crane 21 XVIII. Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds
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Jataka Tales
21 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a retelling of stories from the Jataka, the treasury of tales of Buddha's previous animal reincarnations. Babbitt wrote this with young adults and children in mind, but the simple language and sprightly black and white illustrations add appeal for readers of all ages, Buddhist or not.
Table of contents
21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Foreword 03 Publisher's Note 04 I. The Monkey and the Crocodile 05 II. How the Turtle Saved His Own Life 06 III. The Merchant of Seri 07 IV. The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking 08 V. The Ox Who Won the Forfeit 09 VI. The Sandy Road 10 VII. The Quarrel of the Quails 11 VIII. The Measure of Rice 12 IX. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit 13 X. The Wise and the Foolish Merchant 14 XI. The Elephant Girly-Face 15 XII. The Banyan Deer 16 XIII. The Princes and the Water-Sprite 17 XIV. The King's White Elephant 18 XV. The Ox Who Envied the Pig 19 XVI. Grannie's Blackie 20 XVII. The Crab and the Crane 21 XVIII. Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds
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Jataka Tales
21 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a retelling of stories from the Jataka, the treasury of tales of Buddha's previous animal reincarnations. Babbitt wrote this with young adults and children in mind, but the simple language and sprightly black and white illustrations add appeal for readers of all ages, Buddhist or not.
Table of contents
21 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Foreword 03 Publisher's Note 04 I. The Monkey and the Crocodile 05 II. How the Turtle Saved His Own Life 06 III. The Merchant of Seri 07 IV. The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking 08 V. The Ox Who Won the Forfeit 09 VI. The Sandy Road 10 VII. The Quarrel of the Quails 11 VIII. The Measure of Rice 12 IX. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit 13 X. The Wise and the Foolish Merchant 14 XI. The Elephant Girly-Face 15 XII. The Banyan Deer 16 XIII. The Princes and the Water-Sprite 17 XIV. The King's White Elephant 18 XV. The Ox Who Envied the Pig 19 XVI. Grannie's Blackie 20 XVII. The Crab and the Crane 21 XVIII. Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds
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