Jātaka Tales
Author(s): H. T. Francis, E. J. Thomas
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Narrators: Scotty Smith
Number of Chapters: 47
Length: 15 hours and 20 minutes
Language: English
Jātaka tales are ancient Indian folktales that form a part of Buddhist teaching, telling stories of the Buddha’s past lives. Akin to Aesop’s fables, some strikingly similar, they urge the listener to moral behavior and often, more than that, point a way to real insight. - Summary by Scotty Smith
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THE LITTLE GILDMASTER; THE KING AND THE STICK-GATHERER; KING MAKHĀDEVA’S GREY HAIRS; THE COLD HALF OF THE MONTH (Scotty Smith)
THE FEAST OF THE DEAD; THE MONKEYS AND THE OGRE; THE GUILTY DOGS; THE DISCONTENTED OX (Scotty Smith)
THE PEACOCK’S WOOING; THE FOWLER AND THE QUAILS; THE OLDEST OF THE ANIMALS; THE CRANE AND THE CRAB (Scotty Smith)
THE TREACHEROUS CHAMELEON; THE CUNNING JACKAL; THE FOOLHARDY JACKAL; THE FOOLISH CROWS (Scotty Smith)
THE GRATEFUL ELEPHANT; THE PET ELEPHANT; THE MONGOOSE AND THE SNAKE; THE JACKAL BETRAYED BY HIS HOWL (Scotty Smith)
THE WOODPECKER, TORTOISE, AND ANTELOPE; THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY; THE BRAHMIN AND THE ACROBAT; THE TORTOISE AND THE GEESE (Scotty Smith)
THE CRAB AND THE ELEPHANT; THE OWL AS KING; THE ELEPHANT-TRAINER’S LUCK; THE WISHING CUP (Scotty Smith)
THE JACKAL AND THE CROW; THE WOLF’S SABBATH; THE KING AND THE FRUIT-GIRL; THE WOODPECKER AND THE LION (Scotty Smith)
THE HARE’S SELF-SACRIFICE; UNASKED-FOR ADVICE; THE FLIGHT OF THE BEASTS; THE CONCEITED MENDICANT (Scotty Smith)
The audiobook Jātaka Tales falls under the genres of Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales. It is written by H. T. Francis, E. J. Thomas.