Jataka Tales 51 Short Stories with Moral (Illustrated)

The Jataka tales is a an essential part of Indian folk literature. The tales refer to a voluminous body of literature concerning the previous births (jāti) of the Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. We are presenting select 51 short stories from these tales for children and teenagers( 6 to 15 years) . All the stories have a moral. The collection of stories in this volume include:-
THE GOLDEN GOOSE
THE FOUR SEASONS
THE MOUSE AND THE STONE-CUTTER
THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG
THE DISCIPLE’S FAITH
THE CLEVER TURTLE
THE PIGEON AND THE CROW
THE BAD COMPANY
THE SILLY ARGUMENT
THE STRONG OX
THE LEAN CAT
A SANDY ROAD
THE CLEVER WOLF
THE MEASURE OF RICE
THE SELFISH ASCETIC
THE QUARREL OF THE QUAILS
THE KIND TURTLE
THE EARTH IS BREAKING
THE GOAT WHO LAUGHED AND THEN CRIED
THE ELEPHANT, GIRLY-FACE
THE PIGEONS AND THE FAKE HERMIT
THE PRINCES AND THE WATER-SPRITE
THE DISOBEDIENT STUDENT
THE CARPENTERS AND THE ELEPHANT
THE MAN WITH A GOLDEN HEART
THE BANYAN DEER
THE BRAHMIN AND THE WISE ASCETIC
GRANNY’S BLACKIE
THE KING AND THE DISCIPLE
THE TWO MERCHANT’S OF RAMGARH
THE PRINCE AND THE GIANT
THE OX WHO ENVIED THE PIG
THE DEER, THE WOODPECKER AND THE TURTLE
A HUGE LUMP OF GOLD
A FRIEND IN NEED
THE GANG OF DRUNKARDS
THE FOOLHARDY WOLF
THE TORTOISE AND HIS HOME
THE PRINCE OF MONKEYS
THE SNAKE AND THE FOOLISH DISCIPLE
THE WOLF AND THE WISE GOAT
A BOY HELPS THE ANTS
THE DANCING PEACOCK
THE FOX AND THE CROW
THE KIND APE
THE WHAT NOT TREE
THE SPELL
THE BEAUTY AND THE GREY
A MOTHER’S PAIN
THE TREE THAT ACTED LIKE A HUNTER
THE PRICE OF GREED