Indian Epics: A Blog by Trace Youngman

Turtle That Wouldn't Stop Talking:  Wikipedia    It was a couple of months ago when I first heard of the great Oasis. Merchants and journalists running up and down the street yelling "Have you heard the news? A great oasis exists deep in the desert, so no weary traveler will ever run out of water." My name is John, but some call me the Wise Merchant. I don't believe I am wise, but I know know more now than when I first became a merchant. I have been stolen from, lied to, and betrayed by some of my closest friends. I have learned from these mistakes and that's why some people may consider me wise. When I heard the news I was excited. Knowing that I did not need as much water meant that I cut the costs of traveling by not having as many wagons, not buying as many oxen, and needing less people to travel with and pay. However, after thinking about the news for a couple days, I began to get skeptical.       I began to think, "who are those merc...

The Tortoise and The Geese:  Wikimedia Commons Reading Notes:  The Monkey Bridge A king found divine fruit and ordered his men to find the tree it came from The tree was eventually found and was filled with monkeys The king ordered the monkeys to be killed, but the monkey king fastened a reed for the monkeys to escape  The reed was not long enough and the monkey chief was hurt after all the monkeys left The King went over to the monkey chief and asked if he had known what he had done The monkey chief was happy to die if it meant the others could live and so the king built a shrine The Guilty dogs A chariot was left outside in the rain and so the palace dogs ate the chariot harness The king was outraged and wanted all the city dogs to die The chief of the city dogs came to the king and proved that it was not the city dogs that ate the harness but the palace dogs and so the city dogs were rewarded Banyan There were two herds of deer in the forest ...