Jataka tales

New York Public Library, H. T. (Henry Thomas) Francis, E. J. (Edward Joseph) Thomas

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THE BRANCH LIBRARIESNY PUBLIC LIBRARY II I 1 ' 67683 3333 08115TALESJATAKACAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. MANAGERCLAY, HonUoti: FETTER E.G.LANE, : 100 PRINCES STREETF&int>urgf) 111 IIH G. P. PUTNAM'S SON'Sgork: ffalmtta anBCombaj, fflafcras: MACMILLAN AND LTD.CO., M. DENT ANDCTotonto: J. LTD.SONS, : THE MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA All reservedrightsTALESJATAKA SELECTED AND EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY H. T. FRANCIS, M.A., FELLOW OF GONV1LLE AND CAIUSSOMETIME COLLEGE HONORARY UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGEUNDER-LIBRARIAN, LIBRARY, AND E. THOMAS, M.A.,J. EMMANUEL COLLEGE ' ' O,' , ., ' l ' . 11II , '' I t , JD JO , ~ :Cambridge Pressat the University 1916PU, JBRARY AST T1LDEN r i DNS. iCONTENTS PAGE xvILLUSTRATIONS.... INTRODUCTION ABBREVIATIONS 1 13GILDMASTERTHE LITTLE , 4)(CULLAKASETTHI-JATAKA hiswhich he and worksman a dead mouse upA sells,picks upyoung rich.till he becomescapital 16KING AND THE STICK-GATHERERTHE 7)(KATTHAHARI-JATAKA, a the motherA refuses to his son chance amour;byking recognise the hethe if he be notthrows the child into king's son,air, praying that, The child rests in and thebe killed his fall. king recognisesmid-air,may by his son.him as . 18GREY HAIRSKING MAKHADEVA'S 9)(MAKHADEVA-JATAKA, in his renounces his throne toA a hair preparefinding grey head,king, as a and becomes a hermit.as a hermit for death. He is re-born king again . 20HALF OF THE MONTH .THE COLD (MALUTA-JATAKA, 17) it is the dark or the half of theA and a lion whetherdispute lighttiger month which is cold. . . 20THE FEAST FOR THE DEAD 18)(MATAKABHATTA-JATAKA, ofA which was to be sacrificed a shewsbrahmin, signs great joygoat, by of sorrow. It the reason for each emotion.and great explains . . 23THE MONKEYS AND THE OCRS 20)(NALAPANl-JATAKA, : an Their leadercome to 'sV hauntedpool" by "ogre.Thirsty monkeys slake theirblows knots out of with which safelymiraculously canes, they - thirst. , , . , . . 26THE GUILTY DOGS (KUKKURA-JA.TAKA, 22.) orders allbeen adogs, kingCarriage-straps having jn&.ved by palace truthbe killed. The leader of a 01 reveals theother to bydogs pack dogs to be to thean emetic applied royal dogs.causing 29THE DISCONTENTED OX ....(MUNIKA-JATAKA, 30) with hisA a is discontentedyoung ox, seeing lazy pig being fattened, hard fare. Another ox that the is fattened to be eaten,explains pig being oxand the discontented hisaccepts position. 1 inIn Pali c is as ch in church etc. as inkhorn, th,pronounced ; kh, th, pothook ; t, back in the mouth than etc.n are with the of the further t, ;d, dh, tip tongue a u in but other vowels as inas Italian. ;vi CONTENTS PAGE 30THE PEACOCK'S WOOING ....(NACCA-JATAKA, 32) Golden of chooses theThe of thedaughter Mallard, king birds, peacock himself and isfor her husband. In for thedancing joy peacock exposes rejected. THE FOWLER AND THE .QUAILS (SAMMODAMANA-JATAKA, 33) in a net rise in a with the net and severalQuails caught up body escape andtimes. After a time arethey quarrel caught. THE OLDEST OF THE ANIMALS . . 34(TITTIRA-JATAKA, 37) A a and an decide to the eldest ofpartridge, monkey, elephant obey each his earliest recollection.them. To prove seniority gives THE CRANE AND THE CRAB (BAKA-JATAKA, 38) A that he was them to a devours allcrane, pretending taking big lake, the fish of a A wise crab the bird's head off.pond. nips THE HAUGHTY SLAVE 39....39)(NANDA-JATAKA, A is his master's father had hisslave made to tell where buried hoard. THE PIGEON AND THE CROW ... 41(KAPOTA-JATAKA, 42) A lives in a kitchen with a which attacks thecrow,pigeon greedy victuals. It is tortured to death the and the fliesby cook, pigeon away. THE FOOLISH FRIEND .... 44(MAKASA-JATAKA, 44) A onsettles a man's head. To kill it his foolish son strikes themosquito man's head with an axe and kills him. MONKEYSTHE STUPID ... 45(ARAMADUSAKA-JATAKA, 46) to water a the trees toMonkeys employed pleasaunce pull up judge of roots how much tothe size the water The trees die.give.by THE ROBBERS AND THE TREASURE . 47(VEDABBHA-JATAKA, 48) robbers a brahmin makes treasure rain from the aby ;Captured sky 1 second band kills him 'because- the miracle. Mutual.hv /caynpt. repeat; leaves two with '.One the other'sjrpljbjiss th&tr&aatihg,'slaughter only poisons food and is himself slain his fe*llow.by GREAT KING GOODNESS . . . 5251)(MA.aASL^V^-USTAKA, A meets evil with to he is andfightgood king good^ RefusJRg captured ' buried alive in a acts as forcharnel-grov'eV *ti5e; "4e.sc^kj)es^he jackals, umpire and hisogres, regains kingdom. PRINCE FIVE-WEAPONS . . . 59(PANCAVUDHA-JATAKA, 55) Prince with the andFive-weapons fights ogre Hairy-grip, though defeated subdues him fearlessness.through THE BRAHMIN'S SPELL ... 63(ANDABHUTA-JATAKA, 62) A is bred women without ev 3r man butgirl up among only, seeing any her husband. Her innocence him luck in The of hergives gaming. story with a lover and of her trick at the ordeal to test her innocence.intrigue