Extra Credit Reading: Shedlock Eastern Stories and Lengends

For this extra credit reading I read more Jataka tales. From this selection I particularly enjoyed the story of "The Mallard Who Asked for Too Much." This story tells the tale of a man who dies and is reincarnated as a golden mallard. In an attempt to care from his family, he gives them one of his golden feathers every so often so they can sell it and have money. This worked for a while until the mother got too greedy and decided to pluck all of the feathers at once instead of receiving one at at time. As she plucked them, the feathers turned to normal bird feathers and were no longer worth anything. This story warns against greed and selfishness and I really enjoyed it.

Bibliography: Shedlock Eastern Stories and Legends (Link)

Mallard Ducks (Source)