Week 6 Reading: Fables of Bidpai (Reading A)

Bidpai: The Ass, the Lion, and the Fox

Fables of Bidpai

  1. Introduction 
    • Bidpai was a famously brilliant philosopher
      • King Dabschélim asked him to write his wisdom down for others to follow
      • Thus the Bidpai tales filled with morals 
  2. The Rustic and the Nightingale 
    • The Rustic loved his rose-tree but the Nightingale kept messing with the roses
      • Rustic captured Nightingale 
      • Nightingale appealed to his mercy and was let go 
        • such a small sin, it was worse on him to kill a bird than for the bird to kill a rose
      • Simple, mostly narrative
        • only dialogue showed purpose 
  3. The King, the Falcon, and the Drinking Cup 
    • Really liked this tale 
    • You never know the full story, do not act ignorantly 
    • Falcon saved the King twice from drinking poison 
  4. The Two Travelers 
    • Mostly narrative 
    • The brave are rewarded 
    • Do not take the easy route, hard work gets you more 
  5. Poor Man,  Rich Man, Young Man 
    • Poor Man: Greed 
    • Rich Man: Selfish 
    • Young Man: It is up to you to take care of yourself 
      • Make yourself capable  
  6. The Merchant and his Iron
    • Lying makes someone a fool 
  7. Garner, Farmer, Tyrant 
    • Garner 
      • Bear and he becomes friends 
      • Bear watches out for him while he sleeps
        • accidentally killed him trying to swat away flies 
      • Better to have a wise enemy than a foolish friend 
    • Farmer 
      • Trust yourself 
      • Robbers convinced farmer he had dogs rather than sheep, stole the sheep
    • Tyrant 
      • Do unto to others how you would want to be done to you 
      • King turned good out of fear of karma 
  8. The King, the Hermit, and the Two Princes 
    • King with money had greedy sons
      • called hermit on his deathbed to hide money until sons appreciated it
    • Emphasize what matters and the rest will fall into place 
      • Younger prince became king, wanted to live like a hermit 
  9. Three Stories about Apes 
    • First ape: Do not meddle in things that are not your own 
    • Second ape: Do not be ignorant, listen to others 
    • Third ape: Selishness 
  10. The Ass, the Lion, and the Fox 
    • Fox outsmarted the lion
    • But didn't the fox need the lion? 
  11. Three Stories about Foxs 
    • Fox 1: Greed kept him from eating, always wanted bigger 
    • Fox 2: Greed 
    • Fox 3: Only story were the fox wasn't the least successful 

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