Extra Credit Reading Notes - Babbitt. Jataka Tales, Part A

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 How the Turtle Saved His Own Life

Author: Babbitt

  • In this story, there was a king who had a lake made for his young princes to play in. The king one day decided to have some men put some fish in the lake. Along with the fishes, there was also a turtle. When the young princes were playing they really enjoyed the fishes but were quite frightened by the turtle. They had never seen a turtle before and thought it was a demon, the young princes ran to the king crying. 
  • The king ordered his men to go catch said demon and bring it back. The turtle was caught and brought to the palace where the young princes again cried and ran away. The king's fondness for his sons led him to order his men to kill it. The men asked how they should kill it, and a bunch of ideas had begun to be thrown around. 
  • Then one old man who has always been afraid of the water suggested they throw the turtle into the lake where it flows into the rocks and that should kill him. Then the turtle took advantage of the situation. He thrust his head out of his shell asked why they would do such a dreadful thing to him. Hearing what the turtle said the king ordered his men to throw him into the lake at once. The turtle then laughed as he slid away to his home in the river. “Those people do not know how safe I am in the water!”
(Source: Jataka Tales)

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