Paul's Indian Epics Blog

The Tricky Wolf and the Rats  by Ellen C. Babbitt  There was a wolf who heard there were herds of rats  The Chief of the Rats was the Big Rat recognized by all the rats The wolf wanted to eat all the rats because he was hungry He schemed a plan and decided to stand straight up with his mouth open The Chief Rat saw this and felt sorry for the wolf and had taken rats with him to comfort the wolf everyday  Once the rats would leave, the wolf would eat the very last rat in line When the rats had saw that they were depleting, the Chief saw this and went last the next time they went  The wolf tried to eat the Chief Rat the next time around but failed and was bit to death The foolish wolf

One thing I knew: Little good comes from being distracted- I've had my own experiences with this and it's completely true One thing I didn't know: spend enough time in frenetic shallowness to keep away from deep work One thing I'm curious to explore? The four suggestions to disconnect when it's time to connect  Just Relax

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Bibliography:  The Banyan Deer  by Ellen C. Babbitt There was a Banyan Deer who was gold, the king of 500 Banyan Deer There was another herd of deer called the monkey deer. Both had a king The king of the country like to hunt deer, but sometimes would tell his cooks to go hunt them The cooks didn't like going out and doing so because they would fall behind in their work They thought of making a pit and driving all the deer into it so that the king could easily hunt there Once this was done, all the deer of the country were at the hands of the king He would go and hunt some days and others his cooks would The deer would die one by one until one day A mother deer was next who had just given birth She asked for a delay in time so that she could be with her baby, but her king said no She asked the Bunyan Deer King and he offered to go ahead of her The King granted all the deer's lives so forth The Banyan Deer

The Stupid Monkeys  by Ellen C. Babbitt There was a King's Gardener The King had let everyone in the city have a holiday He really wanted to go, knowing all his friends would be in the city But his work kept him from going He thought that if he could ask the Chief of the Monkeys, they might be able to help him So he went and asked the monkey if they can help him water the trees They immediately said yes and let him go on his way to hang with his friends The monkeys were contemplating how they need to water the trees Then one said pulled the tree out and check the roots The King's Gardener came back and saw that all the young trees had died the next day The Stupid Monkey

The Otters and The Wolf  by Ellen C. Babbitt There was a wolf who went off to get fresh fish for his mate On his journey, he saw two otters The two otters saw a big fish and decided they should catch it to eat The first otter caught the fish, but as strong as the fish was, it was set free with its strength It was so strong it had dragged the otter along, who then yelled for his companions help The two otters teamed up and caught the big ol' fish Then a controversy stirred up as the two otters both wanted the head of the fish The wolf saw the two arguing and came to settle things The wolf split the head and tail for each of them and ran off with the body The otters realized the wolf had taken the best part The wolf's mate saw the great fish and questioned how he had caught it The wolf said he settled a quarrel between two otters and saw an opportunity to take the best part The two foolish otters