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Title	:	Jataka Tales
Author	:	Ellen C. Babbitt
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 96 pages
Published	:	July 4th 2006 by Yesterday's Classics (first published 1940)
Categories	:	Religion. Buddhism. Classics. Childrens. Short Stories. Folklore. Fantasy

Jataka Tales

Ellen C. Babbitt

Paperback | Pages: 96 pages

Rating: 3.74 | 100 Users | 12 Reviews

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Once upon a time many quails lived together in a forest. The wisest of them all was their leader.

A man lived near the forest and earned his living by catching quails and selling them. When they were crowded together, the fowler threw his net over them and off he went into the town, where he soon sold all the quails that he had caught.

The wise leader saw the plan of the fowler for catching the quails. He called the birds to him and said, "This fowler is carrying away so many of us, we must put a stop to it. I have thought of a plan; it is this: The next time the fowler throws a net over you, each of you must put your head through one of the little holes in the net. Then all of you together must fly away to the nearest thorn-bush. You can leave the net on the thorn-bush and be free yourselves".

The very next day the fowler came and called them together. Then he threw the net over them. The quails lifted the net and flew away with it to the nearest thorn-bush where they left it. The next day the same thing happened, and the next. "The fact is those quails are working together now. The moment my net is over them, off they fly with it, leaving it on a thorn-bush. As soon as the quails begin to quarrel I shall be able to catch them" - the fowler said.

Not long after this, one of the quails in alighting on their feeding ground, trod by accident on another's head. "Who trod on my head?" angrily cried the second. "I did; but I didn't mean to. Don't be angry" - said the first quail, but the second quail was angry and said mean things.

Soon all the quails had taken sides in this quarrel. When the fowler came that day he flung his net over them, and this time instead of flying off with it, one side said, "Now, you lift the net!" and the other side said, "Lift it yourself!". "You try to make us lift it all!" said the quails on one side. "No, we don't!" said the others, "You begin and we will help..." but neither side began.

So the quails quarreled, and while they were quarreling the fowler caught them all in his net. He took them to town and sold them for a good price.

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Original Title:	Jataka Tales
ISBN:	1599150654 (ISBN13: 9781599150659)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.74 From 100 Users | 12 Reviews

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Remember reading them when I was on a train journey from Hyderabad to Delhi; it was a long journey and not having much to do meant that I relentlessly polished off one story after another. Quite imaginative and fun. Wouldn't mind revisiting them, actually.

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