Reading Notes: Jataka Tales

This week I decided to read Jataka tales, they were short little fun to read stories. The one that stroked me the most was the The Merchant of Seri. In the story two different merchant goes around town selling pots, tins and brass. One of the house they arrive at has a golden pot, however the grandmother does not know so when she tries to trade it with the first greedy merchant, he just throws  it on the ground by calling it half a penny worth. The merchant is greedy and was trying to get the pot of free but the grandmother wanted to trade it for one of his pots and pans. When he leaves a second merchant comes around and let's the grandmother know it is a golden pot and trades fairly with her. The first greedy merchant comes around again to get the pot by brining something cheap with him and he realizes the golden pot is gone. I would like to think of this as do good to others and you will be rewarded. If you are mean and greedy trying to scam people, life will return those favors back to you. This story also emphasis on Karma and how it can affect people in daily lives. 

Bibliography: The Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

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