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The grateful elephant

The grateful elephant

by Eugene Watson Burlingame

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About this eBook

Author
Burlingame, Eugene Watson, 1876-1932
Title
The grateful elephant : And other stories translated from the Pāli
Original Publication
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923.
Credits
Susan E., David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
Buddhist legends
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74064
Release Date
July 18, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.The Grateful Elephant
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.Untitled
  8. 8.Untitled
  9. 9.Note on Pronunciation of Pāli Names.
  10. 10.Contents.
  11. 11.List of Illustrations.
  12. 12.Introduction.
  13. 13.Note on the Illustrations.
  14. 14.1. The Grateful Elephant.
  15. 15.2. Grateful Animals and Ungrateful Man. — Prince Wicked. — Snake, rat, parrot, and man. — The Future Buddha befriends animals and man. — Gratefulness of animals. — Ungratefulness of man.
  16. 16.3. Elephant and Ungrateful Forester.
  17. 17.4. Quail, Crow, Fly, Frog, and Elephants.
  18. 18.5. Quails and Fowler.
  19. 19.6. Brahmadatta and the Prince.
  20. 20.7. Antelope, Woodpecker, Tortoise, and Hunter.
  21. 21.8. Brahmadatta and Mallika.
  22. 22.9. A Buddhist Tar-Baby.
  23. 23.10. Vedabbha and the Thieves.
  24. 24.11. The Anger-Eating Ogre.
  25. 25.12. The Patient Woman.
  26. 26.13. Blind Men and Elephant.
  27. 27.14. King and Boar. — Part. 1. Gem, hatchet, drum, and bowl. — Part 2. Corrupt fruit from a good tree.
  28. 28.15. A Buddhist Henny-Penny.
  29. 29.16. The Birds.
  30. 30.17. Dragon Jewel-Neck. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  31. 31.18. Snake-Charm. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  32. 32.19. Partridge, Monkey, and Elephant. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  33. 33.20. The Hawk. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  34. 34.21. How Not To Hit an Insect. — A. Boy and mosquito. — B. Girl and fly.
  35. 35.22. Monkey-Gardeners. — A. One-stanza version. — B. Three-stanza version.
  36. 36.23. Two Dicers. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  37. 37.24. Two Caravan-Leaders. — A. Canonical version. — B. Uncanonical version.
  38. 38.25. Boar and Lion.
  39. 39.26. Fairy-Prince and Griffin. — Griffin and snakes. — Fairy-prince and griffin.
  40. 40.Glossary.
  41. 41.Untitled

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