Reading Notes: Babbitt. Jataka Tales Part A

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Turtle in Water. Source: Pixabay.

 How the Turtle Saved His Own Life

  • A king had a lake make in the courtyard for the young princes to play in
  • The king asked the men to put some fishes into the lake and there was a turtle in the lake as well
  • The boys had never seen a turtle before, so it startled them and they thought it was a demon in the lake
  • The men caught this "demon" and the king ordered them to kill the turtle
  • Many different ways was brought up on how to kill the turtle but one stood out the most
  • An old man who was afraid of the water said to throw it in the water
  • The turtle heard what the old man said and asked why he must be killed in this way because it was the "cruelest" way to kill him
  • Immediately after hearing this from the turtle, the king ordered his men to throw it into the lake
  • Little did they know this was the turtle's safest spot to be in
The Merchant of Seri
  • Two merchants sold brass and tinware in towns (one was greedy)
  • A poor grandma and her granddaughter was rich in the past but is now left with a golden bowl they had no idea about
  • A greedy merchant came by and advertised his goods, which caught the little girls attention
  • The girl wanted to trade in the golden bowl for something else; however, he was so greedy he tried to fool them into giving it to him for nothing
  • It did not work so the grandma and he granddaughter found another merchant who knew how much the golden bowl was worth and did not want to take it because he did not have anything that was equivalent to the bowl
  • Because of his honesty, the grandma offered it for him to take
  • He gave the grandma everything he had except 8 pennies for him to cross the river
  • The greedy merchant came back and wanted to exchange the bowl but he was too late

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