Reading Notes : Jhatakas Part B
Elephant Girly-Face
- There was an elephant called Girly face that was owned by the king because he was so kind and gentle and doesn't hurt anyone. The robbers were talking amongst each other to kill whoever stands in their way and to show no mercy and Girly face took the tip as well. Next morning, Girly face killed the keeper and another individual. The king realized it was from bad men that Girly face was learning bad acts. The next day he assembled good men to talk behind the stable and one Girly face heard good things, he went back to normal and was tame.
Banyan Deer
- Once upon a time there was a gold deer with a red flowerlike mouth and bright hoofs. He resided in the forest and was the king amongst 500 other deers. They lived close to the Monkey deer population. Townspeople wanted to make the deer locked into a park so they could carry on with their errands. They drove the deer there and shut the gate and told the king. The king would hunt the deer from that stable. The Banyan deer king had been granted his life so he will not be killed by the king and one day, a mother of the baby deer was chosen to fall and since the Banyan deer put himself as tribute, the king ordered that no more deer in the park or the forest will be hunted because of his kindness.
Princes and the Water-Sprite
- A king had three sons: Prince of Stars, Moon Prince and the Sun Prince. King was so happy for the third child being born he granted the queen a boon. When Sun Prince was 21, the queen asked the king for him to have the kingdom before his elder brothers. King refused and told the elder sons to go live in the forest till the king dies as they can take over the kingdom then. Sun Prince joined them as well. The water-sprite each of the brothers what the good fairies like. Sun Prince didn't give a good answer so he was taken down into the cave, and later the Moon Prince joined him as well. The elder brother went to go find his brothers and answered the question correctly and was given the opportunity to choose which brother to save. He chose the younger one as he was the reason why they got sent away and because of his kindness, the water-sprite sent both brothers back up from the cave. The king later died and the eldest brother was made king and ruled alongside his other two brothers and built a home for the water-sprite in the palace.
King's White Elephant
- Carpenters saw an elephant limping on three feet while at work. They noticed that the foot was swollen and sore because of a splinter, so they pulled it out and washed it down so he would feel better. The elephant wanted to do something in return for them as they helped him get the splinter out so he pulled up trees for the carpenters and in return for helping them out, he got fed. The elephant had a white son and took him to the workplace as he was no longer able to work as he was getting too old and weak. The young white elephant carried on the work his father did and got to play with the children who lived with the king and got fed in return. The king took good care of this elephant.
Ox Who Envied the Pig
- Big Red was the name of an Ox while his little brother was named Little Red. These two took care of some of the farm duties. Farmer had one daughter who was at the age of marriage. Little Red noticed that there was a pig getting to eat his heart out to whatever he pleases while they would do all the labor and only get straw and grass to eat. Little did little red know, the pig was eating to get fattened to get feasted on at the wedding. The pig was later killed and eaten at the wedding feast.
Granny's Blackie
- A rich man gave a baby elephant to a woman and she took good care of him and was fond of him. Everyone called her Granny and they called the elephant Granny's Blackie. Blackie would play with the kids in the town but never did anything productive. Blackie went looking for a job and found a man who was willing to pay two pieces of silver for each wagon Blackie pulled across the river. The man put one piece of silver for each wagon and when Blackie figured out he was being tricked, he did not allow the wagons to pass through till he was paid the right amount. When Granny heard the work that Blackie did for her to gain money, Granny was so grateful and they were both very happy.
- There was an elephant called Girly face that was owned by the king because he was so kind and gentle and doesn't hurt anyone. The robbers were talking amongst each other to kill whoever stands in their way and to show no mercy and Girly face took the tip as well. Next morning, Girly face killed the keeper and another individual. The king realized it was from bad men that Girly face was learning bad acts. The next day he assembled good men to talk behind the stable and one Girly face heard good things, he went back to normal and was tame.
Banyan Deer
- Once upon a time there was a gold deer with a red flowerlike mouth and bright hoofs. He resided in the forest and was the king amongst 500 other deers. They lived close to the Monkey deer population. Townspeople wanted to make the deer locked into a park so they could carry on with their errands. They drove the deer there and shut the gate and told the king. The king would hunt the deer from that stable. The Banyan deer king had been granted his life so he will not be killed by the king and one day, a mother of the baby deer was chosen to fall and since the Banyan deer put himself as tribute, the king ordered that no more deer in the park or the forest will be hunted because of his kindness.
Princes and the Water-Sprite
- A king had three sons: Prince of Stars, Moon Prince and the Sun Prince. King was so happy for the third child being born he granted the queen a boon. When Sun Prince was 21, the queen asked the king for him to have the kingdom before his elder brothers. King refused and told the elder sons to go live in the forest till the king dies as they can take over the kingdom then. Sun Prince joined them as well. The water-sprite each of the brothers what the good fairies like. Sun Prince didn't give a good answer so he was taken down into the cave, and later the Moon Prince joined him as well. The elder brother went to go find his brothers and answered the question correctly and was given the opportunity to choose which brother to save. He chose the younger one as he was the reason why they got sent away and because of his kindness, the water-sprite sent both brothers back up from the cave. The king later died and the eldest brother was made king and ruled alongside his other two brothers and built a home for the water-sprite in the palace.
King's White Elephant
- Carpenters saw an elephant limping on three feet while at work. They noticed that the foot was swollen and sore because of a splinter, so they pulled it out and washed it down so he would feel better. The elephant wanted to do something in return for them as they helped him get the splinter out so he pulled up trees for the carpenters and in return for helping them out, he got fed. The elephant had a white son and took him to the workplace as he was no longer able to work as he was getting too old and weak. The young white elephant carried on the work his father did and got to play with the children who lived with the king and got fed in return. The king took good care of this elephant.
Ox Who Envied the Pig
- Big Red was the name of an Ox while his little brother was named Little Red. These two took care of some of the farm duties. Farmer had one daughter who was at the age of marriage. Little Red noticed that there was a pig getting to eat his heart out to whatever he pleases while they would do all the labor and only get straw and grass to eat. Little did little red know, the pig was eating to get fattened to get feasted on at the wedding. The pig was later killed and eaten at the wedding feast.
Granny's Blackie
- A rich man gave a baby elephant to a woman and she took good care of him and was fond of him. Everyone called her Granny and they called the elephant Granny's Blackie. Blackie would play with the kids in the town but never did anything productive. Blackie went looking for a job and found a man who was willing to pay two pieces of silver for each wagon Blackie pulled across the river. The man put one piece of silver for each wagon and when Blackie figured out he was being tricked, he did not allow the wagons to pass through till he was paid the right amount. When Granny heard the work that Blackie did for her to gain money, Granny was so grateful and they were both very happy.
I felt that this story was something that was super touching as it relates to some of us as college students. In the story plot, it shows that Blackie makes an effort to pay back to what Granny has done for him and likewise, some students work to pay for their tuition or to pay back parents.
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