Reading Notes: Twenty Jataka Tales

 

The Tortoise and The Geese

- The Tortoise wanted to go to the Geese's home but he could not fly.

- The Geese told him to hold onto a branch with his mouth and they will fly him there.

- While the Tortoise was in the air, the children were laughing at him hanging from a branch.

- The Tortoise got angry and started to speak, but he ended up falling from the branch.

- The King heard the story and took that as a lesson to never speak unless it is of importance. 

The Tortoise (Pixabay)

Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales: The Tortoise and The Geese by Noor Inayat