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No. 45
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MONKEY STORIES
The Jatakas on which the present title is based is a collection of five hundred and fifty stories, included in the Pali canon. They are tales in which the life of Bodhisatva in his previous births is narrated. The Bodhisatva is one, who by performing virtuous, kind and intelligent acts, aspires to become a Buddha. Jataka tales are based on folklore, legendl and ballads-of ancient India. We cannot assign a definite date to the Jataka stories. Taking into account archaeological and literary evidence it seems likely that they were compiled in the period, third century B.C. to fifth century A.D. They give us invaluable inforIllation about ancient Indian civilization, culture and philosophy. The Jataka stories have been very popular in the Buddhist world These stories have been translated almost in all the languages of the Buddhist countries such as the Chinese, Tibetan, Sinhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Japanese and also in many modern European languages. These atories have encouraged painting and sculpture in ancient India and other Buddhist· countries . Sanchi, Bharhut. Amaravati and Ajanta in India, Borobudur in Java, Pegan in Burma and Sukhodaya in Siam bear testimony to the popularity of these tales. The present book is a collection of a few Jataka stories in which the Bodhisatva is born as a • monke y . We hope, in the wordll ·of Po·of. Rhys Davids that "we may still turn with appreciation to the ancient book of the Baddhist Jataka tales as a priceless record of the childhood of our race" ,
P ublished b) II. G. Mirc hand ani for India Book n o us e Education Trus~ . 29, V. odehouse Ro ad, Bombay -40003 9 and pr inted b y A. C. Chebe at IBH Printe rs , Maro l
!\ak a , ~I a thuradas Vjssanj i
Editor : An an! Pal
Ro ad , Andher i
Written by , Meen. Ihanna
( E ast) , Bombay - 400059 .
IUIl.lntad by ', Ja!lra, Powler
• THE MONI(EY I(ING'S SACRIFICE
HAVE BEEN
LIVING HAPPILY ON THIS MANGO TREE FOR YEARS.
BUT J ANTICIPATE TROUBLE, SOON. WHY MASTERf'
MEN HAVE COME TO LIVE NEAR OUR FOREST. THEY ~_ HAVE NEVER TASTED THE ......... MANGO FRUIt.
ONCE THEY DO. IT WILL BE. !'>ANGEROUS FOR US. .
PLUCK EACH AND EVERY BUD FROM THE BRANCHES THAT SPREAD OUT OVER THE RIVER.
BUT
5PITEOFAU
TillS CARE, A JUICY ,/(IPE MAIVGO FUL INTO ,HE R./V/!.R.·
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••• ANO GOT CAUGHT IN A
NET·
LOOK! S££ WHAT I HAVE FOUND AMONG THE FISH. A STRANGE Dt:LI-
I HAVE NEV£~ SEEN A FR.,UIT LIKE THAT BEFO~E.
.I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE IT TO THE KING ·
ALONG WITHA THE
SET
PALACE .
THE KING WILL BE OVER,JOYSD WHEN HE"
SEES IT.
tf(,cACHED THE PAlACE {,AT.E THAT NIGHT-
WE'D L.U<.E TO THIS FR.,UlT TO THE k;.ING ..
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OH MASTER,
THIS FRUIT WAS AMONG THE FISH
THAT'S THE
SEND FOR THE
FORESTER.
RARE MANGO>
HE WILL TELL US WHAT FRUIT IT~IS::.....___
SIR..
IS IT POISONOUS?
NOT
HIS
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IT SMELLS GOOO,TOO!
" S A MAA-
~:;;N~E:X~TiM~O~~~N~/NG~~-::;iHiEREi;;;EiGO G:~~;, vUSf A ME F"ORESfER,WHERE" lMe:
17 TELL
THIS MANGO FR..UIT G~W.
SIR.• .
MAKE THE "'E<:ESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. WE ~ LEAVING FOR GROVE. MI~ I STER:)
>'!OS, SI J<:. •
• >'OOA) THEY
OFF. I HOPE YOU HAVE BROUGHT SOME A~CHE<:S ALONG·
KWEN THEY
TELL
TO EAT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
3WE WILl.
STAY HERE FOR A DAY OJ<:. TWO·
9
MINISTER,
WHEN IT S MORNING, TELL THE ARCHERS TO SHOOT EVERY SINGLE MONKEY·
"'HAT "",S TH.A'
TODAY ALONG WITH THE
MANGOES IVE SHALL EAT MONKEY'S -FLESH-
OH M,ASTE~,
WE'RE -n:.AF'Pf D-
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DON'T PANIC. ~I~:c:::..: FIND A WAY OUT.
7HEY MANAGED 70 GET TO A TREE
NE GOT HOLD OF A THICK LONG CREEPE/? HE TIED ONE ENO OF IT TO A THE O"NER n:J HIS
NOW ALL OF YOU DO AS I TELL-
NOW J WILL RIVER TO THAT FIG TREE ON THE OPPOSITE BANK. Ofo.)E BYONE YOU CAN COME TO THE
OH NO! THE VINE IS
9HO;'R:.:.T._~
I WILL TRY TO GET HOLC' OF THIS
BRANCrt ANO
~/OGE
LOOK AT THAT
MONKEY KING·
HOW HE MUST LOVE ::--_HIS
WHAl" ARE YOU
BUT,
I'O~ ?~~~OVER. MY .:.
OV~
MONKEY
THIS IS NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT SUCH C~QUICKlY.
YOU ARE VERY '" NO, MASTE~.
"/HO"'",ASTER.,
:
IN 71115
t.l/5T ONE
SU6":E~C~T~S~.~__/~-~~,\ ........1,."
A WICKEt> NEVER
CAN I •• •
I SHAll Vl/MP ACI?;OSS ANO PUS'll HIM
COME ON : PLEASE HUR.R.Y.
I AM TIRED . I CAN BARElY HOt.D ON
LONGER·
~RY.
I SHALL SOON YOU
AND DO",N FELL
THE
HE FELL ON A ROC/( ANV
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ON THE OTHER. BAlVK, THE KING IVAS IAl4TC'HING . COME ON# LET US HELP TH E
POD", •
FELLO~
WHEN THEY G07'
ro TNt; OTHER., 51Pt;-
lET ME TAKE YOU 8ACK AND L.OOK
AFTfR. yOU.
r DON'T MIND.
I HAVE DONE MY DUTY.
008LE SOUL.! HOW PAINFUL.
Ale
Ir
MUST
6":.~_____
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I 0010'1' "'1100
THe PAIN. I AM HAPPY T)-IA1" MY $US.JE'CT$ ARe: $AFe.
NO. LEAVE: ME
,(WERE'/AM
, -THE nU1'ID CROCODILE All" THE MOIII(Er
A DeNSE JUNGLE, NEAR, A R IVER , THERE LlIJf:D A CL EVER LITTLE MONKEY.
HM! I'M
HUNGRY·
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~VER
KI
IIV THE MIDDLe OF THE
.......SEO
HE WOULD JiJMp
F~M
THE BANK. ONTO A R.OCK IN THE R.IVER. AND ' THEN 70 THE SOMAlL ISLAND.
BR.E"AKFAST. HER...E I COME!
HMM NOTHING LIKE FR,UIT FOR, A HEALTHY BREAKFAST.
I 'WONDE~ WHER.E fTCAME F~ .
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R.,OTTEN FR,UIT!
OH WELL ONE MUST J"AKE THE GOOD WITH THE SAD!
n4J{ "'1 ~ y THEJ?.E UtJ~O A CA?,OCODILE AND HIS HlIFE. ~---~
YOlr KNOW ~, GOT I KNOW HOW WE" CAN CATCH THAT LITTLE MONKEY R)R. 0l..IR. DtNNER,.·
_"
PLEASe! OOT AGAIN. TRIED rT TOO MNI'I TIMES BEFORE - LET uS BE HAPPY
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THE FISH I CATCH.
THEY CAUTI()(JStY APPRPACHEO THE SPOT THE MON/(EY UIltD·
THIS TIME MY PLAN IIION'T I ~OMISE.
SEE THAT R,.OCt( THERe? T..,E MONKEY USES
TO
~H
THE ISLAND.
, QUIET. HE MIGHT HEAR YOU-
WHEN HE'S ON THE ISLAND, BUSY EATING HIS B~EAt(FA9T, YOU LIE ON THAT ~OCK . WHEN HE HAS TO R,ETUR,N, HE WILL THINK YOU' I{E THE.:.J
~>=--
H_Ei'_'"
HMM
THE PLAN SOUNDS GOOD:.,'"..-......~
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THE NEXT DAY Ag USUAL THe SETOUTF01\. THE 1~{.ANa
HJHEN HE HAD EATeN 70 HIS
I'M HUNG~
I ~ SlI/(E IT IS THAT STlIPIO CROCODILE. liP TO HIS 77(jCI(S' AGA/IV# I WO~T c/UMP 71LL I'M SURE'
TUe R{l>e,f( HAS NOT GONE O~Y FO-,<: IT TO l.~&GGER..'
THE
~OCK!HOW YOU TODAY.
MV FI(JEND?,
,.:.....-'
I E..<
CAlLED
AND
AGAIN.
IT ..OOKS AS JF TillS ROCK lISEO 70 TA£K
~~~~_'170"1M' 1'0 BETTe,f(
YOU LOOK RATHER.
WHAT IS IT,MONKEV?,
I'M NOT A ROCK. I'M A CRPCODfLE
BIG iODAY, RDCk;_
AND I'M GOIN6 TO Kill YOU
FOR. MV
DINN:E~R.~'_-::_
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I HVlS ,t;((GHT. IT IS HIM. . • NOIII/I41IN ~At TROIIBlE. MUST THIN/( FAST. C2.~
I'VE GOT IT. I'VE SEEN HIM EATING MANY TIMES BEFORE. WHENEVER. HE OPENS HIS MOUTH IWOE HIS EY£S ClOSE.
~(0
TELL YOU WHAT. CROCODILE. THIS IS YOU OPEN YOUR. MOUTH WIDE GOING TO SAVE
AND I'LL .JUMP R.IGHT INTO IT US BOTH A LOT OF ~M HER.E. A_TR.OUBLE .
~
THAT'S WHAT YOU F~/END·
OKAY GET
J;(.EADY NOW.
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•
AS THEMONKEY HAD EXPEC'TED,TNEMOMENT CROCOOlI.E OPENED HIS MourH WIDE, HIS EYES
MY CHANCE. I'L.L c.lUMP ON HIM AND ONlO THE BANI<. I'lL #AVE TOBEQUICl(o
WHAT WAS THAT?
~HAT A~E
YOU DOING
O VER THERE? YOU PROMISED YOU \'VOUlD ...JUMP INTO MY MOUTH.
DID YOU ~ALLY I'D DO 'A STUPID THING LIKE THAT? •
YOU NEVER WILL " CR.OCODILE • YOU MAY
BE BIG AND BUT YOU~E STUPID.
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*THf DEMON OUTWITTED ~ONG
,
A60 A BAND
CAMe AND SETTLED ON THE'
~~~~~~GY=A F~EST~
-.
THE lEAOE~ WHO KNElt! THE PLACE WELL , t:.AlUD A MEETING.
YOU WILL
ATTENTION~ All OF YOU!
I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY.
THERE ARE CERTAIN TREES WITH VERY TEMPTING FRUIT AND ONE' OF THE LAKES IS BY A DEMON.
HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL
ABOUT
THINGS IN lH/S FOREST.
*
BASED ON NALAPANA JATAU
ONE CHY W!I/LE SEARCHING FO,,?
YOIJ MUST NOT DRINK 'HATER OR EAT ANY FRUIT WITHOUT ASKING ME.
MCWK£Y$ WANOEReO DEEP INrO TNt
MOTHER, f'M
AH! THERE
THIRSTY·
ALAK€ CLOSE
BY .
Oli COMPLETELY FOflGOTTEN. THAN K Y04 FOR. REM I NPJN6
Me·
WAIT! DON'T GO NEAR TH E WATeR .
A LITTle lAltJ;( -
I\H!
HEI:E HE 15.
WHAT'S THE you se;EM A PROB~EM.
WE'
MASTER.. WE Mtf. VERY -rHIR.STY.
ARE WAITING FOR YOU
1'0 LET US KNOW IF THIS
IS 5AFE.
'Nro
THAT WAS VERY
of yOU. NOW €>
our AlOT A 51NGUf
HMM.' AU THE
lCAP
l-AKe.
ewe
rNe
L.EAOS
OllTOF IT.
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! "T~IS
I-AI
veR..Y
HAVE' S OME: WATE'R.' WHAT .sHAlL WE PO ?
1>VPPlfNLY-
ARe YOU THe DeMON OF "THIS
lAKe?
=--->
YES ! AN D I e;AT ALL WHO PA Re; ENTE'R.. LAKE' •
I
AND LeT YOUI(.. HeRP Die of -rH IR.S-r~f' _ _ ___-IN THAT CASE" WE WILt. NOT eNTfR. THf. LAKf.
OH NO
w6 WONT' Ole.. W"- WILL VR.!NK -rHE WArtR. F~M YOUI(.. LA"e.
WHAT??
Y"S WE WILL-. WITHOU-r eNT"RiN6
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COME ON, BOYS· FOLLOW Mt" .
AL~
WHAT A&OUTTH'$ oNf-?
IMMBOO YOU O\N
r#V5 8Y vOIN/tVG A
NOW WHATf' •
I'n 5 UCl<.. THe WATe R FI(J)M
NVMEJ€R..., OF TAlE
AAle> w/TII AU HIS M/GHT He 7VCJ(e'P AT TNe Recp TIU•• • •
,I···
~
THE 6l/SH£P INA TH/C~ STR$AM.
WATeR!
ovr
FlJC.t. OF ~~ THE ovrwrrrEP
oeliCIOU5 WATER.! ANI> ALL FOR uS
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p£MOItJ
'7TOt1PEP BACK INTO THE tAK£ .
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AN" THE ..t«).A«£Y$ rHe/~ THlii!$r IUe"LI.. QUE"NCHEP7~rUR.foJEO HCW/£.
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*THE MONKEY'S HEART
WHAT A
LOVELY DAY •I
."'-:::::--1 .-'
J WOULO LOVE ,0 GeT IT
A UlYL£ ootV~REAM UII£P A CROCOOI(.E AND HIS HIIF/i.
HAVE YOU S'EeN lkAl'
LJP51'1UAM ?
I'M l,.ON61N6 ,0 e:AT HIS'
FOR yOU· BUT"
~......
HE LIVES uP IN THE ~Ee"5. HOW CAN , cATCH HIM?
HeART •
YOU AR6 A CR'Oeopll,.E", A~N'"f YOU? USe' YOUR.. CUNNING.
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HUMM! LET'S; SEE. MY IDEA MIGHT vUS-r ~:.'_ _- .,..,,..,
HElLO MO~K.EY! AR'e.J,)"l" ')()tJ 5-=:" OF EATING ll-I'E" fRUIT" OF THe ,;,.w~ T<:f'f' "'VERY DAY?
WHY DOAI'1" YOU GO ACROSS ,-0 THE', oPPOSIf'~ eANK'? 1'}.4ERE A~ SOM E DGLJCI0t'$ J='R-uirs ll-IERE"-
HMM'
I Guess ,;0.
OH J 1)otAT'5 SIMPLE. YOU CAN
HOW SHALL; I GeT I CA~"f
.ANO~-
RIPf?ON M.Y r::-_...,I3ACI(.
1).US IS AN
eXCELLEN'" IDEA_ WHY DIPN'f'" we THINK. of rf8e::FO~?
YOU ARf' A FRIEND INDEEDL.".... GO·
----..,
BU,.. WHY? WHAT HAVG I DONe?
7k'Ey WE/i:G IN T}(£ MIPDLE OF 7J.IE
H~Y! ARe YOU mYII\)G '-0
NOTf1ING- !JUT MY WIFe:: 1"0 eAT YOIUI 50 YOU DIE-
, DROWN M6? •
NOT Af" At-t-. FOR I'M GOING "fo Klt-t- '
you-
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1
I'P BETTER.. THINK FAST IF I
LOVE MY LIFE.
"'"
YOU MAY KII..L Me. BUT YOU WILL NEVER GET' MY HEAR.T.
WHAT
ro
YOU
Mf"ANj'
we:
MONk;&YS HIPe: OUR HEARn;
1>' SAFe PLAces EI"FORl' WE VE:N"TlJRE" OUT·
I':f"ALLY j' HOW WAS I '-0 KNOW f'
NEVER MIND. "~RN SAC " . S INCfE YOU weR£ ,:;0 kJNP"'fO ME' t'L,.L SHOW )OU WHEJ{E MY HEART fS .
1l4 E ~· CAN YOU SEE'
'}oIA"
"tALL BIG "f'RefO ON THe SANK WHeRE I L.lve ~
i' • 0
0
oI' o
••
900N A9 rH£Y REACHEO THE BAN/(-
I HIDE l"f , IN "fHE ToPMOS"f BRANCH "THAT ~EIS . "'AK~ Nte BACk' .AN D I'L.L. GIVE IT "0 YOU •
or
.vow
AcrFA5r~
YOU POOR FOOL· IF MY HEART WliRii RliMOVEP FROM MY OOPY I'D 61' De.~D.
IT'" SAFE' INS IDe
~ AND YOU't.L NliV~R
/'1' 8~ rreR..
LAY YOUR
HAND" ON IT.
• THE MONI(EYS AND THE GARDENER
KING OF VARA"",,,SI HAD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN~ WHICH KMS LOOKEO AF rER
LOYAL GARDENER.
HELlO FRIENO . THE FESTiVAL IN TOWN BEGINS TOMOR,R.OW.
OAIENIGHT-
--
, ~NOW!
'--
TWERe'S GOI~ "'TO BE" PLENTY OF' FUN.
WHAT! AREN'T COMING?
)()U
IF I WI LL
HOW I WtSH COULD' COME!
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BA$fO ON AIIHADU5AKA JATAIlA
WELL.7
•
WAN'T 'TO GO TO n". BUT WHO WIL.L
WHY 0 0 YOU LOOK
SAD~GARDENER? )...---_.. • .,-;;~/THEI'(E'S A FESTIVAL ON -."...";; IN;.,,TOWN.
P.OOH! THAT"S NO PR,08LEM.
MY FRIENDS AN"'I WILL WATER. 1'"I!e GARPEN F0R.)()U.
HAVE A FINE TIME., F~EN"'.
COME ON,MY we HAVE \vo~K. -ro 00. VERY IMPOR.TANT WOR.K,.! .
WHAT IS
HAVe.o
WHAT DO WE
oa!'
WHAT PUN!
WHeN CAN WE
THe GARDENER,.
S TAIZTf' '-~
WANTS us TO WATER HIS GAR,OeN WHft...E
'-..!;~ liS AWAY. ~.......
Aq !iOON A S THEY WERE READY-
AWAY! GO GET THE 'NATG~JNG
CANS AND BUCKf:TS.
SOMS TRJ'''S
~S
$MA!.L ANV $OMe: A/{E' BIG!
NO AT AI..t... •
AL.L. YOU HAVE TO [;t) IS PULL UP eACH
PLANT AND HAVf A L.OOK AT THE
S,~~
ITS ROOTS .
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YOu POUR LESS ~OR TH" 5MAI.-LER. ROO,s AND MORe FOR. THE BIGGER. ROOTS .
)ou ARE- REAI.-I-Y CLEVE"(. . WHAT A IOe:A •
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OF
MEANWHILE IN rOHIN•
I
/1IOIIJ[)~
HOW MY
"?ONK&Y FR(EAJOSAR£ G€rr/IVG- ALONG W/7?t' THEIR.., r'iSI
•
me
PAY!;
LAn:~
711£
WHAT HAVe. YOU
R£T"~NEP
WHATe:Vt::~,
SHAll
NOW? WHAT TG~~ TH~
DONE? •
J
we;
WATE"RE:D EACH PL.ANT
ACCORDING TO NEfE::DS OF
THAT'S WHAT COMES OF DEPENDI"6 ON A FOO~. He MAY MMN WE:1...1... BUT WIL.L. "/JD UP DOI/JG MORE HARM THAN Af'.lYrHING GLSE •
rrs
me
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CHITRA
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