Reading Notes: Rabbit and Cranes

I read all the stories in Jataka Anthology, the ones that I liked the best were The Foolish, Timid Rabbit and The Cunning Crane and the Crab. I liked them because they were short stories that had many insights to it. In my first choice, that one rabbit is dreaming about something he does not want to happen and then when he hears a coconut fall he believes the world is falling apart without even checking what is happening he runs and pulls other people into his belief until he is stopped by a brave lion. It was an interesting story because we all have fears and think about what would happen if the fear came to reality. Many people do not pursue their dreams due to the fears and they come up with many absurd reasons for not doing so. Some people believe their reasoning and then the one, who is brave shows them that their analogy is wrong and stir them into trying the things that they feared. In the second story, the lesson was not to open your mouth too much. The turtle wanted to fly and cranes were helping him, but all he had to do was keep his mouth shut. However, when he hears other animals talking bad about him, he opens his mouth and falls to the ground. The story tells us not only to think twice before speaking, but also to block out all the negative comments we get from around us and truly enjoy the things that makes us happy. 

Turtle living a carefree life 

Turtle