Reading Notes: Part A, More Jatakas Tales
The Red Bud Tree:
In this story 4 brothers go to a tree at 4 different times of the year, which causes them to see the same tree different ways. When each brother described the way they saw the tree they each claimed the other brother was wrong, but the end of the story it is revealed that they were all indeed right. When reading this story I thought I could write a story on the over all theme that just because someone doesn't see something the same way as you do, doesn't mean they are wrong.
The Stolen Plow:
I kind of found this story humorous. There once were two traders that were friends. One man borrowed his friends plow, sells it, and then claims that it gets eaten by mice. The owner of the plow thought that sound ridiculous so to combat it, he created a ridiculous story of how his friends son got carried away by birds. In the end the friend takes him to court and he says that if his story of a bird carrying away a boy is ridiculous, that mice eating through a plow is equally ridiculous. In the end the man gets his plow back and his friend gets his son back. I think it could be fun to write a story of a friend messing with another friend when they catch onto a lie they told.
In this story 4 brothers go to a tree at 4 different times of the year, which causes them to see the same tree different ways. When each brother described the way they saw the tree they each claimed the other brother was wrong, but the end of the story it is revealed that they were all indeed right. When reading this story I thought I could write a story on the over all theme that just because someone doesn't see something the same way as you do, doesn't mean they are wrong.
The Stolen Plow:
I kind of found this story humorous. There once were two traders that were friends. One man borrowed his friends plow, sells it, and then claims that it gets eaten by mice. The owner of the plow thought that sound ridiculous so to combat it, he created a ridiculous story of how his friends son got carried away by birds. In the end the friend takes him to court and he says that if his story of a bird carrying away a boy is ridiculous, that mice eating through a plow is equally ridiculous. In the end the man gets his plow back and his friend gets his son back. I think it could be fun to write a story of a friend messing with another friend when they catch onto a lie they told.
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