Week 6 Reading: Fables of Bidpai (Reading B)

The Crow, the Jackal, the Wolf, and the Camel


Fables of Bidpai

Reading B:

  1. The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf 
    • Mostly Dialogue 
    • Typically three characters 
      • Two make a deal against the One
        • One usually wins 
  2. Three Stories about Snakes 
    • Mostly narration 
    • Three characters again in each story
  3. The Camel Driver and the Addar 
    • Always be grateful 
      • Do not believe in vengeance 
    • Never trust snakes 
  4. Two Tortoise Stories
    • Be a good friend? 
    • The Tortoise and the Geese has been apart of other tales 
  5. The Crain and the Crab
    • The Crain and the Crab has been apart of other tales
      • Told with a little more narration rather than dialogue 
        • Was told to fish in a dried lake in the other fables 
  6. The Lean Cat and the Fat Cat
    • Be happy with what you have 
    • Do not get greedy 
  7. Three Stories about Birds 
    • The theme of three again 
    • Be secure with how you were born 
      • Do not envy others abilities when you have your own 
        • That's when you look foolish 
  8. The Partridge and the Hawk 
    • Envy is ugly 
  9. The Crow, the Jackal, the Wolf, and the Camel
    • Three bullies against the Camel
      • Gets the Camel to sacrifice self 
  10. The Three Fish 
    • Three Fish
      • One smart, one kinda smart, one dumb 
        • Dumb one dies 
  11. The Lion and the Hare   
    • Tales typically have a rabbit and some sort of predator
      • Predator result is often the moral outcome  

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