These are my reading notes for "The Guilty Dogs," found in the book Twenty Jataka Tales.
Plot:
- A king was riding through his kingdom. At the end of the day he parked his chariot, put away his horses and went inside. The chariot was left in the courtyard.
-Once everyone was asleep in the palace, it started to rain.
- The palace dogs decided that since everyone was asleep, it was time to have some fun. So they went into the courtyard and began chewing on and playing with the beautiful straps from the horses harnesses. They sneaked away before the sun came back up.
- The stablemen woke the next morning and discovered that the harnesses were destroyed, and went immediately to tell the king.
-The stablemen noted to the king that it must have been the dogs, so the king demanded that all dogs in the city are to be killed.
-The dogs of the city heard the news and were terrified. The dogs had one chief, who asked what was wrong.
-Once he heard the news, he thought for a moment, then realized that dogs in the city are unable to enter palace gates, so it would have been impossible for them to enter and destroy the king's belongings.
-The chief decided that the dogs of the city must be saved.
-The chief dog arrived at the palace and talked with the king. He learned that the king planned only to allow the royal dogs to live, all others must be killed.
- The Chief tried to persuade the king that the royal dogs were guilty, and asked that the royal dogs be fed buttermilk and grass to prove so.
- The royal dogs ate what they were given, and puked up pieces of the leather straps- showing that they are guilty.
- The king took back his orders to have the city dogs killed, and rather demanded that they be treated like royalty from there on out.
Writing Ideas:
-Since I have shifted my project idea to be more specific to childlike story telling, there is not much I would change about this story. I think it is a really good moral tale and the idea of having main characters as dogs is really appealing to me
-I think I would just be more specific about character details, like giving specific names for the characters. I would also like to give them specific breeds and more personalized character traits- so that this story might be a little more appealing to a child.
This photo, titled "From My House To Yours," comes from Carol Von Canon on Flickr
Plot:
- A king was riding through his kingdom. At the end of the day he parked his chariot, put away his horses and went inside. The chariot was left in the courtyard.
-Once everyone was asleep in the palace, it started to rain.
- The palace dogs decided that since everyone was asleep, it was time to have some fun. So they went into the courtyard and began chewing on and playing with the beautiful straps from the horses harnesses. They sneaked away before the sun came back up.
- The stablemen woke the next morning and discovered that the harnesses were destroyed, and went immediately to tell the king.
-The stablemen noted to the king that it must have been the dogs, so the king demanded that all dogs in the city are to be killed.
-The dogs of the city heard the news and were terrified. The dogs had one chief, who asked what was wrong.
-Once he heard the news, he thought for a moment, then realized that dogs in the city are unable to enter palace gates, so it would have been impossible for them to enter and destroy the king's belongings.
-The chief decided that the dogs of the city must be saved.
-The chief dog arrived at the palace and talked with the king. He learned that the king planned only to allow the royal dogs to live, all others must be killed.
- The Chief tried to persuade the king that the royal dogs were guilty, and asked that the royal dogs be fed buttermilk and grass to prove so.
- The royal dogs ate what they were given, and puked up pieces of the leather straps- showing that they are guilty.
- The king took back his orders to have the city dogs killed, and rather demanded that they be treated like royalty from there on out.
Writing Ideas:
-Since I have shifted my project idea to be more specific to childlike story telling, there is not much I would change about this story. I think it is a really good moral tale and the idea of having main characters as dogs is really appealing to me
-I think I would just be more specific about character details, like giving specific names for the characters. I would also like to give them specific breeds and more personalized character traits- so that this story might be a little more appealing to a child.
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