Epics of India

Wise Merchant vs. The Fool You're a fool, you will die. Being First Means You're Last "I'm going to travel the countryside first and sell my goods to all the people, so I can reap all the benefits and become rich," said the merchant who is later eaten by a demon. "Knock yourself out," said the wise merchant. Bibliography These two microfictions are based on one of the Jataka tales, called The Wise and The Foolish Merchant by Ellen C. Babbitt. Basically, two merchants are buying goods in a city with plans to travel across a desert and sell those goods to others that they pass by. They want to make a profit from doing this. The foolish merchant says he wants to go first, so he can sell all of his goods first, set his own prices, have fresh grass for his oxen, and drink from clean water. The wise merchant allows him to do so, because the wise merchant knows that his oxen will eat the fresh grown grass, prevent himself from digging wells, and be able

The Wise and the Foolish Merchant by Ellen C. Babbitt two merchants stopping in a big city to stock up on goods and supplies so they can sell it to people throughout the countryside (desert) both are leading at the same time. Wise merchant asks if the other merchant will go before or after him other merchant, who is a fool, says he will go before him, in hopes of getting the best prices / food / path first wise merchant lets him, because he knows the fool merchant will have to dig his own wells for water, let his oxen eat the old grass, and set his prices based on the first merchant fool merchant sets out to the countryside, carrying lots of barrels of water with him and his men demon in the desert spots the convoy and decides to trick him so they can eat him demon and demon friends dress up as merchants and decorate themselves, wagons, and oxen in water-lilies and wet grass to act like there is a forest and ponds in the desert they tell the foolish merchant that they should

The Sandy Road by Ellen C. Babbitt men traveling in a desert with oxen. They have to travel on the sand at night because it is too hot to cross during the day travel by night and sleep / eat / feed oxen by night one was a pilot and knew the stars better than others, so he lead the way and the others followed one night the pilot falls asleep, because it is hard to sleep during the day he wakes up and they traveled backwards they were so sure that they would reach the city that they threw away their water, they now were going to die if they didn't find water merchant searches endlessly until he finds a shrub they dig it up till they find a rock merchant convinces a boy not to give up; if he gives up, they all die they break the rock and all are saved when they find a lot of water The Quarrel of the Quails by Ellen C. Babbitt man who lived near forest is a fowler, he catches quails and sells them to the market he catches them by imitating the lead quail's ton

Two young boys were out playing basketball in their front yard on a bright and sunny day. One of the boys, Alex, shot the ball up, but it got stuck between the rim and the backboard. Oh no! They were too short to reach it, and had no way of getting it down. Suddenly, a tall man wearing a #24 Laker’s jersey appeared, and saw the boys’ problem. He walked up to the basketball hoop, and used his long arms to grab the ball from the rim. He handed the ball back to Alex and Jack, smiling to them. The boys ran inside and told their dad of the giant basketball player outside. When their dad came out, he immediately recognized the man as Kobe Bryant.             Kobe explained to the three that he wished to train the boys so that they may help him win a bet against one of his old friends, Shaq. Shaq had challenged Kobe, saying that he could find and train two kids to beat Kobe in a 3-on-3 basketball game. Kobe accepted the challenge, and was now looking for two kids to train and become his

Trial of the Princes by Sister Nivedita Drona hosts a tournament for his students Bhima and Duryodhana have to be separated from fighting  Arjuna is the best with the sword, bow, and mace Karna enters a challenges Arjuna Clouds and rainbows surround Arjuna, Karna is surrounded by the sun Duryodhana makes Karna the King of Anga  The Teacher's Fee Drona tells them they must attack and capture King Drupada. He wounds Duryodhana and Karna, and Arjuna uses this opportunity to attack and capture Drupada Drona doesn't kill Drupada, but makes him give up half his kingdom to Drona. He accepts, and by doing so, he seeks to find a son who can seek revenge against Drona The House of Lac King Dhritarashtra makes Yudhishthira his successor, making Duryodhana super jealous Vidura urges caution to his brothers Duryodhana plots to send the Pandavas away so that he may become king he sends the Pandavas away to a house that will set fire while they're inside, however, V

How the Princes Learned to Shoot by Sister Nivedita Pandavas and Kauravas playing ball, when it goes down a well. a brahmin uses a spell to retreat the ball by making grass turn into chained darts. He also uses a spell to bring his ring back to him, using an arrow that shoots right back at him with the ring on it boys tell Bhishma, and Drona explains he was outcasted by a friend named Drupada, King of Panchala, and wants revenge Bhishma agrees to let him train the boys they have to swear they'll help him after he has taught them Arjuna becomes his favorite, and Karna because the rival boy named Ekalavya tries to join but is rejected, he goes to the forest and learns archery, he shoots seven arrows into mouth of dog Demands he it Drona's pupil and Drona demands his right thumb as his sacrifice. He does it and loses his archery skill Drona tests the boys and asks them what they see on top of a tree. None say right except Arjuna, he sees a bird. He shoots it and becomes

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