Reading Notes: More Jataka Tales Part A

(Mongolian Wolf: Pixabay)

• A rat forest had a Chief of Rats. 
• A wolf knew about this rat civilization and wished to eat them.
• The wolf planned to stay at the corner of the rats' on his hind legs and with his mouth open.
• When the rats passed by, he said he was on his hind legs because he was lame, and he had his mouth open because he ate air.
• The rats believed him, and every night, they would go with the Chief of Rats and talk to him because they felt bad.
• The wolf always ate the last rat.
• There were less and less rats at bed time, and the Chief of Rats knew it was the wolf.
• The next night, they talked to the wolf again, except this time, the Chief of Rats was last to leave.
• The wolf tried to make a jump for the Chief but was too slow.
• The Chief saw the wolf's crime then bit him and killed him.

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More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt