Extra Credit Reading Notes : Jataka Tales

Jataka Tales Part B

The Elephant Girly-face

The moral of the story is people behave as they are taught.  Sometimes, when they do the wrong thing, it's not because it is their fault, they simply don't know any better.  (PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, FORGIVENESS)

The King's White Elephant

The unique and rarity of a white elephant's color leads to its life with a King. (PRIDE)

Why the Owl is Not King of the Birds

The Crow objects to the nomination of the Owl being king of the birds because his expression is always sour-looking. (WRATH)

Baby elephant with duck baby.  Mepixels.

Bibliography

The series of stories found in Jataka Tales by Ellen C Babbitt (1912) can be found at this site here.