Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Reading Notes: Babbitt's Jataka Tales Part A

Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt Web source found here

How the Turtle Saved his Own Life:
  • Pretending to be unable to swim and acting like that is the worst thing they could do is what saved the turtles life.

The Sandy Road:
  • Group of travelers carelessly throws away water only to find that they needed it because they got turned around in the desert.
  • Determination to find water wins out and they survive.

The Quarrel of Quails:
  • A group is stronger when acting as one (duh).
  • A group divided won't survive.
  • Group of quail could save themselves by flying away with a net over them until they begin to fight and refuse to work together.


A couple of quails - image found here

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