Reading Notes: Babbitt. More Jataka Tales Part B

 The Foolhardy Wolf

- A hungry Wolf came across a powerful Lion that was killing animals for food.

-The Wolf began to serve the Lion and would find animals for the Lion to kill, and also having some of the meat.

- When the Wolf became bigger and stronger, he wanted to kill an animal on his own. He begged the Lion, but the Lion thought he wasn't strong enough.

- After much begging, the Lion said he would find an elephant for the Wolf to kill.

- After finding an elephant, the Lion told the Wolf to kill it. The Wolf pounced and missed, and the elephant stomped and killed him. 

The Wise Goat and the Wolf

-There was a Wolf and his mate that lived near the caves where they kill goats. There was one wise Goat that they couldn't trick.

- They tried to trick the Goat by having the mate play dead and the Wolf asking the Goat for help to bury his mate.

- The Goat was still suspicious walking to the "dead" mate. The mate couldn't wait to eat, so they lifted their head up, and the Goat knew it was a trick and left.

- They tried to trick the Goat again by saying the Goat healed the Wolf and they should be friends and hang out. The Goat knew it was another trick and said they would bring his friends that were Hounds. The Wolf got scared and ran away.

The Wolf and his mate (Pixabay)

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