Book 1979

The Monkey and the Crocodile

5.02 14 readers shelved it

Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 1979

Folklore
Juvenile fiction
Crocodiles
Fables
Juvenile literature
Monkeys
Children's fiction
India, fiction

The Jatakas are Indian fables relating the former births of the Buddha in various animal guises. In this retelling, he is a clever little monkey who twice foils the attempts of the crocodile to capture him.

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