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The Story of the Banyan Deer Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Story of the Banyan Deer

The Story of the Banyan Deer: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once upon a time a Deer lived in a

The Banyan Deer Jataka Tales Ages 6-8

The Banyan Deer

The Banyan Deer: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English ONCE upon a time there was a deer named Banyan. A

The King’s White Elephant Jataka Tales Ages 6-8

The King’s White Elephant

The King's White Elephant: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English ONCE upon a time a number of carpenters

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children: A monkey, an otter, a jackal and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the day of the full moon.

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The Hawks And Their Friends Jataka Tales Ages 9-12

The Hawks And Their Friends

Hawks and animal friends learn that loving-kindness, not kinship, binds hearts together across difference.

The King’s Elephant Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The King’s Elephant

The King’s Elephant: Long ago, the mighty Himalayas were home to a large herd of eighty thousand elephants headed by a magnificent white elephant. He had a

The Reluctant Tortoise Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Reluctant Tortoise

The Reluctant Tortoise: There was a time when the city of Benaras was ruled by King Brahmadatta. In the same city, lived Bodhisatta, the son of a potter.

The Monkey King’s Sacrifice: A Tale of Selfless Love Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Monkey King’s Sacrifice: A Tale of Selfless Love

The Monkey King's Sacrifice: A Tale of Selfless Love: The Monkey King’s Sacrifice A Jataka Tale of Selfless Courage and Transformation In the ancient times

The Golden Swan: Greed Destroys What Love Creates Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Golden Swan: Greed Destroys What Love Creates

The Golden Swan: Greed Destroys What Love Creates: The Golden Swan A Jataka Tale of Greed and the Price of Avarice Long ago, when kings ruled from marble

The Brave Little Quail: Small Courage Defeats Great Pride Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Brave Little Quail: Small Courage Defeats Great Pride

The Brave Little Quail: Small Courage Defeats Great Pride: The Brave Little Quail A Jataka Tale of Wisdom and Unlikely Alliance In the days when animals could

The Deer King Nigrodha: Sacrifice Changes the Heart of a Hunter Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Deer King Nigrodha: Sacrifice Changes the Heart of a Hunter

The Deer King Nigrodha: Sacrifice Changes the Heart of a Hunter: The Deer King Nigrodha A Jataka Tale of Compassion and Redemption In the shadow of the great

The Wise Hare: Generosity Writes Itself on the Moon Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Wise Hare: Generosity Writes Itself on the Moon

The Wise Hare: Generosity Writes Itself on the Moon - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime...

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