• More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

    More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt  
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    More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

    Source: Lite2Go

    Author: Not available

    Ages: 8

    Genre: Folklore

    Theme(s): Advice, Archery, Army, Brothers, Clever, Deer, Determination, Fishing, Foolish, Friendship, Garden, Good vs. Evil, Grateful, Greed, Hero, Honesty, Kindness, Moral, Peace, Revenge, Seasons, Stealing, Theft, Trees, Trick, Trickery, War, Wise, Wit

    Jataka tales are ancient folklore which originated in India. Ellen C. Babbitt collected and retold these stories in two volumes, Jataka Tales (1912) and More Jataka Tales (1922). Babbitt’s versions were based on translations created by Professor E. B. Cowell, professor of Sanskrit in the University of Cambridge, and his team between 1895 and 1907. Some of the Jataka tales may have been later ascribed to Aesop.

    Parent Guide: Not available