Week 6 Reading Notes: Jataka Tales (Babbitt), Part B

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 The Stupid Monkeys:

  • king gave holiday so he could go into city--getting monkeys to water trees for him
  • monkeys lived in king's garden--allowed to play, eat, and water
  • monkeys checked to see if tree had enough water by lifting them up out of ground (killing trees)
  • people went to woods for holiday to get stuff to eat
  • man went to go get fresh meat by lake--laid down and pretended to be dead
  • King of Wolves knew it was a trick
  • he went and pulled at his club and the man gave some resistance before getting up
  • the wolf had ran out of the way before getting hurt
  • told man he knew he wasn't dead because he was holding onto club
  • man threw club at wolf and missed--returned home with no meat
  • 2 traders: one lived in town, one in village
  • village trader took plow to town to be mended and left with friend
  • town trader sold it and kept money--told friend mice ate it
  • village trader took town trader's son with another friend but didn't return with him
  • told town trader bird flew away with him--town trader threatened him with court
  • judge told them to give back plow for son and they did that
  • 2 deer=Brownie and Beauty--siblings
  • dad wanted them to take own herds and leave to avoid corn traps
  • dad and mom stayed behind bc there is enough food for them
  • Beauty traveled at night and did not go close to village--brought herd to safety on hills
  • Brownie forgot and took herd next day to village--many killed
(Illustration from Jataka Tales by Ellsworth Young)


The Elephant and the Dog:
  • dog went into stable where king's elephant lived for leftover food
  • became great friends--ate, slept, and played together
  • farmer wanted to buy the trained dog
  • elephant-keeper took money and sold dog
  • Elephant became depressed--did not eat, play, bathe
  • 3rd day king was alerted--sorted it out that he needed Dog
  • couldn't find farmer, but he was alerted to give dog back for money
  • lived happily ever after
Bibliography: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt, illustrated by Ellsworth Young (1922).

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