Reading Notes: Twenty Jataka Tales, Part B
I'd like to write about the buffalo's patience. It reminds me of a mother's love. Her children run wild and loudly bother her, but she does not hate them for it or get angry. It's their nature and she doesn't fight it. But when they ask why she tolerates their shenanigans, she says it's because of her love for them. And once the children understand this, they appreciate her more and make an effort to be more peaceful.
In the next story, I liked that the deer was kind to his hunter despite everything he'd done. Taking pity on someone who has tried to kill you is difficult I imagine. I could write of a human equivalent for this. Or perhaps switch the roles here. Maybe the deer falls into the chasm and once the king sees him injured, he feels pity and nurses the deer back to health instead of killing him.
I've written a story about the Goblin City before, but I considered adding a twist. Maybe the women weren't really goblins, but the men thought they saw something bad and so turned on the women. It would be a misunderstanding that became fatal.
The moral of the quail story was to not fight with one another when it's necessary that you band together to survive. I think it's a very valid lesson still needed today. So, I might do something with that.
The fire in the quail story might be fun to use in another story of mine. I wrote of a girl with powers over fire. I could include a background for her where her home caught fire as a child, and her mother could not get to her, so she told the fire to go away and it did. I don't like that the quail parents abandoned their children, but I know sometimes in house fires, you can't always get to your children if there is fire in the way.
Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat
Image Information: Deer, Source: Pixabay
In the next story, I liked that the deer was kind to his hunter despite everything he'd done. Taking pity on someone who has tried to kill you is difficult I imagine. I could write of a human equivalent for this. Or perhaps switch the roles here. Maybe the deer falls into the chasm and once the king sees him injured, he feels pity and nurses the deer back to health instead of killing him.
I've written a story about the Goblin City before, but I considered adding a twist. Maybe the women weren't really goblins, but the men thought they saw something bad and so turned on the women. It would be a misunderstanding that became fatal.
The moral of the quail story was to not fight with one another when it's necessary that you band together to survive. I think it's a very valid lesson still needed today. So, I might do something with that.
The fire in the quail story might be fun to use in another story of mine. I wrote of a girl with powers over fire. I could include a background for her where her home caught fire as a child, and her mother could not get to her, so she told the fire to go away and it did. I don't like that the quail parents abandoned their children, but I know sometimes in house fires, you can't always get to your children if there is fire in the way.
Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat
Image Information: Deer, Source: Pixabay
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