Overview. Babbitt. More Jataka Tales

Title: More Jataka Tales
Author: Ellen C. Babbitt

Illustrator: Ellsworth Young

Year: 1922

Comments: Ellen Babbitt wrote two volumes of Jataka tales for children. You will find just the stories in Babbitt's books, without the Buddha's framing of the tale. You can find out more about the Jataka tradition here: Jataka Tales.

Free Online: See all the links, including an audiobook link, at Freebookapalooza. The links below are to the Baldwin Project presentation of the book.

Length: one week. I've divided the reading into two parts: Part A - Part B.

Reading Part A
The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls
The Three Fishes
The Tricky Wolf and the Rats
The Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer
The Golden Goose
The Stupid Monkeys
The Cunning Wolf
The Penny-Wise Monkey
The Red-Bud Tree
The Woodpecker and the Lion
The Otters and the Wolf

Reading Part B
How the Monkey Saved His Troop
The Hawks and their Friends
The Brave Little Bowman
The Foolhardy Wolf
The Stolen Plow
The Lion in Bad Company
The Wise Goat and the Wolf
Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals
Beauty and the Brownie
The Elephant and the Dog