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Reading Notes Week 11 - Jataka Tales

I really enjoyed the story about the dog and the elephant. It's fun to see unlikely animals become friends. If I were to retell this story I could change them to different animals or turn them to humans. I really enjoyed reading the rest of the stories, but the elephant and the dog one was definitely my favorite. The wise goat and the wolf was another great story. It was cunning and fun to read. I'm not sure how I might retell it just yet, but I think it would be fun to try.


Title: More Jataka Tales
Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
Illustrator: Ellsworth Young
Year: 1922

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  1. Kayleigh ZemaitisOctober 31, 2017 at 3:01 PM

    This was also the stories that I chose to read. All of these are written for children, which I think makes them so cute and fun to read. There is so much you can do with these stories in your retelling, like making them more of an 'adult' story with more action or changing the moral of the story.

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