Extra Credit Reading Notes: Babbitt. More Jataka Tales Part A

The Tricky Wolf and the Rats

There was the Chief of Rats that ran a big troop of rats. The Tricky Wolf wanted to eat the rats so he pretended that he could not walk properly and only ate air. The Chief felt bad so they would go talk to him every night and every time they left, he would eat the last one.

The Cheif noticed there were fewer rats each night so he suspected the Tricky Wolf to be the cause. The next night he was the last one to leave. The Tricky Wolf tried to eat him, but the Cheif was quick and pounced at his throat and killed him. The rats lived in peace. 

 The Cunning Wolf

A man went to get meat for town supper. He tried playing a trick on the wolves and pretended he was dead so he could kill them.

The King of the Wolves suspected he was playing a trick so he stayed. He tried grabbing the club and the man pulled back. He outsmarted the man and there were no animals around for him to get meat. 

The Wolf (Pixabay)

Bibliography: More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt: Part A