I decided to continue my reading of Jataka Tales for this extra credit reading. I read from a selection of stories by Francis and Thomas that I hadn't had a chance to read yet. From these stories, the one I found most interesting was one called "The Choice of a Husband." This is the story of a amn with four daughters and he is trying to decide which man to give his daughters to as wives. He asks a wise teacher for advice on which man to chose. The teacher tells him that although all of the men have good qualities such as beauty and years, the best man to chose is the one with virtue. He explains that virtue is the true measure of a man and a man should be despised is he fails at virtue.
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Hayden,
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