Jataka Tales in English
Over two thousand years old and still among the kindest stories ever written down. The Jataka tales are Indian folk stories about generosity, patience and the cost of a bad decision, and several are the oldest known versions of tales that later travelled all over the world.
Every jataka tale on the site
- The Monkey King4 min · ages 7-11
- The Banyan Deer4 min · ages 8-12
- The Golden Goose3 min · ages 6-10
- The Timid Hare3 min · ages 5-9
- The Merchant of Seri4 min · ages 8-12
- The Ox Who Won the Forfeit3 min · ages 6-10
- The Woodpecker and the Lion2 min · ages 6-10
- The Monkeys and the Gardener3 min · ages 6-10
- The Mosquito and the Carpenter2 min · ages 6-10
- The Jackal and the Otters2 min · ages 7-11
- The Elephant and the Dog3 min · ages 5-9
- The Sandy Road4 min · ages 7-11
- The Quail and the Fire3 min · ages 6-10
- The Elephant and the Bad Company3 min · ages 6-10
- Prince Five-Weapons3 min · ages 8-12
- The Hare in the Moon3 min · ages 7-11
- The Great Ape and the Man in the Chasm4 min · ages 8-12
- The Six-Tusked Elephant3 min · ages 9-13
- The Golden Deer3 min · ages 8-12
- The Parrot Who Fed His Parents3 min · ages 6-10
- The Partridge, the Monkey and the Elephant3 min · ages 6-10
- The Quarrelsome Quails3 min · ages 6-10
- The Jackal Who Would Be King3 min · ages 7-11
- The Vulture Who Would Not Listen3 min · ages 7-11
- The Lion, the Tiger and the Jackal3 min · ages 7-11
- The King's Chariot Horse3 min · ages 8-12
- The Guilty Dogs4 min · ages 8-12
- The Wise Judge and the Two Mothers3 min · ages 7-11
- The Ox That Envied the Pig3 min · ages 6-10
- The Tortoise Who Loved His Home3 min · ages 6-10
- The Deer, the Woodpecker and the Tortoise3 min · ages 6-10
- The Monkey and the Pea2 min · ages 5-9
- The Demon in the Pool2 min · ages 7-11
- The Servant Who Guarded the Door3 min · ages 6-10
- The Birds Who Built No Nest3 min · ages 6-10