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No. 45 MONKEY STORIES

 The Jatakas on which the present title is based
is a collection of five hundred and fifty stories,
included in the Pali canon. They are tales in
which the life of Bodhisatva in his previous
births is narrated. The Bodhisatva is one, who
by performing virtuous, kind and intelligent
acts, aspires to become a Buddha.
Jataka tales are based on folklore, legendl
and ballads-of ancient India. We cannot assign
a definite date to the Jataka stories. Taking
into account archaeological and literary
evidence it seems likely that they were
compiled in the period, third century B.C. to
fifth century A.D. They give us invaluable
inforIllation about ancient Indian civilization,
culture and philosophy.
The Jataka stories have been very popular in
the Buddhist world These stories have been
translated almost in all the languages of the
Buddhist countries such as the Chinese, Tibetan,
Sinhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Japanese and also
in many modern European languages. These
atories have encouraged painting and sculpture
in ancient India and other Buddhist· countries .
Sanchi, Bharhut. Amaravati and Ajanta in India,
Borobudur in Java, Pegan in Burma and Sukho-
daya in Siam bear testimony to the popularity
of these tales.
The present book is a collection of a few Jataka
stories in which the Bodhisatva is born as a
•
monke y . We hope, in the wordll ·of Po·of. Rhys
Davids that "we may still turn with appreciation
to the ancient book of the Baddhist Jataka tales
as a priceless record of the childhood of our
race" ,

P ublished b) II. G. Mirc hand ani for India Book n o us e Education Trus~ . 29,
V. odehouse Ro ad, Bombay -40003 9 and pr inted b y A. C. Chebe at IBH Printe rs ,
Maro l !\ak a , ~I a thuradas Vjssanj i Ro ad , Andher i ( E ast) , Bombay - 400059 .
Editor : An an! Pal Written by , Meen. Ihanna IUIl.lntad by ', Ja!lra, Powler
 • THE MONI(EY
I(ING'S SACRIFICE

HAVE BEEN BUT J ANTICIPATE

LIVING HAPPILY TROUBLE, SOON.
ON THIS MANGO TREE WHY
FOR YEARS. MASTERf'

MEN HAVE COME TO LIVE

NEAR OUR FOREST. THEY
~_ HAVE NEVER TASTED THE
......... MANGO FRUIt.
 ONCE THEY DO.
IT WILL BE. !'>ANGEROUS
FOR US. .

PLUCK EACH AND

EVERY BUD
FROM THE BRANCHES
THAT SPREAD OUT
OVER THE RIVER.

BUT 5PITEOFAU ••• ANO GOT CAUGHT IN A NET·

TillS CARE, A JUICY
,/(IPE MAIVGO FUL
INTO ,HE R./V/!.R.·

•
 LOOK! S££ WHAT I HAVE NEV£~
I HAVE FOUND AMONG SEEN A FR.,UIT
THE FISH. A STRANGE LIKE THAT
Dt:LI- BEFO~E.

.-

I THINK WE OUGHT TO ALONG WITHA SET

TAKE IT TO THE THE PALACE .
KING ·
THE KING WILL BE
OVER,JOYSD
WHEN HE"
SEES IT.

tf(,cACHED THE PAlACE {,AT.E THAT NIGHT- WE'D L.U<.E TO

THIS FR.,UlT •
TO THE k;.ING ..
 OH MASTER,
THIS FRUIT WAS
AMONG THE
FISH

SEND FOR THE THAT'S THE

FORESTER. RARE MANGO>
HE WILL TELL US WHAT SIR..
FRUIT IT~IS::.....___

IS IT POISONOUS? NOT HIS IT SMELLS

•
GOOO,TOO!
 " S A MAA- MAKE THE
MI~ I STER:)
~:;;N~E:X~TiM~O~~~N~/NG~~-::;iHiEREi;;;EiGO
17 TELL ME F"ORESfER,WHERE" lMe:
G:~~;, vUSf A "'E<:ESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.
WE ~ LEAVING FOR
THIS MANGO FR..UIT G~W. SIR.• .
GROVE.

>'!OS, SI J<:. •

•
>'OOA) THEY OFF.
I HOPE YOU
HAVE BROUGHT SOME
A~CHE<:S ALONG·

KWEN THEY 3WE WILl.

STAY HERE FOR
TELL
A DAY OJ<:. TWO·
TO EAT
AS MUCH AS
THEY CAN.
 9
WHEN IT S MORNING, TELL THE
ARCHERS TO SHOOT
MINISTER, EVERY SINGLE MONKEY·
"'HAT "",S TH.A'

TODAY
ALONG WITH THE
MANGOES IVE SHALL
EAT MONKEY'S
-FLESH-

OH M,ASTE~,
WE'RE
-n:.AF'Pf D-
•

I DON'T PANIC. ~I~:c:::..:

FIND A WAY OUT.
7HEY MANAGED 70 GET TO NE GOT HOLD OF A THICK LONG CREEPE/? HE TIED
A TREE ONE ENO OF IT TO A THE O"NER n:J HIS

NOW ALL OF YOU

DO AS I TELL-

NOW J WILL
RIVER TO THAT FIG TREE ON
THE OPPOSITE BANK. Ofo.)E BYONE
YOU CAN COME TO THE

OH NO! THE VINE I WILL TRY TO GET

IS HOLC' OF THIS
BRANCrt ANO ~/OGE
9HO;'R:.:.T._~
 LOOK AT THAT
MONKEY KING·
HOW HE MUST LOVE
::--_HIS SU6":E~C~T~S~.~__/~-~~,\ ........1,."

THIS IS NO TIME TO YOU ARE

THINK ABOUT SUCH VERY '" NO,
WHAl" ARE YOU BUT, C~QUICKlY. MASTE~.
I'O~ ?~~~OVER. MY "/HO"'",ASTER.,
.:. : CAN I •• •

I SHAll COME ON : PLEASE

OV~ IN 71115 Vl/MP ACI?;OSS HUR.R.Y.
t.l/5T ONE A WICKEt> ANO PUS'll HIM
MONKEY NEVER
I AM TIRED . I CAN ~RY.

BARElY HOt.D ON I SHALL SOON

LONGER· YOU

AND DO",N FELL HE FELL ON A ROC/( ANV

THE •

ON THE OTHER. BAlVK, THE KING IVAS IAl4TC'HING .

COME ON#
LET US HELP TH E
POD", FELLO~

•
WHEN THEY G07' ro TNt; OTHER., 51Pt;- lET ME TAKE YOU NO.
8ACK AND L.OOK LEAVE: ME
AFTfR. yOU. ,(WERE'/AM

r DON'T MIND.
I HAVE DONE
MY DUTY.

008LE SOUL.!
HOW PAINFUL. Ir MUST
Ale 6":.~_____

"
I 0010'1' "'1100
THe PAIN.
I AM HAPPY T)-IA1"
MY $US.JE'CT$
ARe: $AFe.
 ,
-THE nU1'ID CROCODILE All" THE MOIII(Er

HM! I'M
A DeNSE JUNGLE, NEAR, HUNGRY·
A R IVER , THERE LlIJf:D A
CL EVER LITTLE MONKEY.

IIV THE MIDDLe OF THE ~VER

KI<IS A SMALL
ISLAND, WHERE PLENTY OF DELICIOUS
FRUIT5 THE MCWKEY FElT
TO THE ISLAND ·

.......SEO
 HE WOULD JiJMp F~M THE BANK. ONTO A R.OCK IN THE R.IVER. AND ' THEN
70 THE SOMAlL ISLAND.

BR.E"AKFAST.
HER...E I COME! •

HMM NOTHING
LIKE FR,UIT FOR, A
R.,OTTEN FR,UIT!
HEALTHY BREAKFAST.

I 'WONDE~ WHER.E OH WELL ONE MUST

fTCAME F~ . J"AKE THE GOOD
WITH THE SAD!
 n4J{ "'1 ~ y THEJ?.E UtJ~O A CA?,OCODILE AND HIS HlIFE.
~---~
YOlr KNOW ~, GOT I KNOW HOW _" PLEASe! OOT AGAIN.
WE" CAN CATCH THAT LITTLE MONKEY TRIED rT TOO MNI'I TIMES •
R)R. 0l..IR. DtNNER,.· BEFORE - LET uS BE HAPPY
THE FISH I CATCH.

THIS TIME MY PLAN IIION'T THEY CAUTI()(JStY APPRPACHEO THE SPOT

I ~OMISE. THE MON/(EY UIltD·
SEE THAT R,.OCt( THERe? T..,E MONKEY USES
TO ~H THE ISLAND.
, QUIET. HE
MIGHT HEAR YOU-

WHEN HE'S ON THE ISLAND, BUSY EATING HIS B~EAt(FA9T,

YOU LIE ON THAT ~OCK . WHEN HE HAS TO R,ETUR,N, HE
WILL THINK YOU' I{E THE.:.J<P~C,!K~.;..A_S
~S:..OO
__ N_A
_ S_ H_Ei'_'"
lJUMPS ON YOU, f('L~ H'M.
~>=-- HMM THE PLAN
SOUNDS GOOD:.,'"..-......~

- .
 •

THE NEXT DAY Ag USUAL THe HJHEN HE HAD EATeN 70 HIS

SETOUTF01\. THE 1~{.ANa

I'M HUNG~

TUe R{l>e,f( HAS NOT GONE I ~ SlI/(E IT IS THAT STlIPIO

O~Y FO-,<: IT TO CROCODILE. liP TO HIS 77(jCI(S'
l.~&GGER..' AGA/IV# I WO~T c/UMP 71LL
I'M SURE'

THE CAlLED AND AGAIN.

IT ..OOKS AS JF TillS
ROCK lISEO 70 TA£K
~OCK!HOW
YOU TODAY. ~~~~_'170"1M' 1'0 BETTe,f(
MV FI(JEND?,
,.:.....-'

I E..<
 WHAT IS IT,MONKEV?, YOU LOOK RATHER. I'M NOT A ROCK. I'M A CRPCODfLE
BIG iODAY, RDCk;_ AND I'M GOIN6 TO Kill YOU
FOR. MV DINN:E~R.~'_-::_ __"""'-

I HVlS ,t;((GHT. IT IS HIM. . • I'VE GOT IT. I'VE SEEN HIM EATING
NOIII/I41IN ~At TROIIBlE. MANY TIMES BEFORE. WHENEVER. HE
MUST THIN/( FAST. OPENS HIS MOUTH IWOE HIS EY£S
ClOSE.
C2.~

~(0

TELL YOU WHAT. CROCODILE. THIS IS THAT'S WHAT YOU

YOU OPEN YOUR. MOUTH WIDE GOING TO SAVE F~/END·
AND I'LL .JUMP R.IGHT INTO IT US BOTH A LOT OF
OKAY GET
~M HER.E. A_TR.OUBLE .
J;(.EADY NOW.
~ •
 •
AS THEMONKEY HAD EXPEC'TED,TNEMOMENT
CROCOOlI.E OPENED HIS MourH WIDE, HIS EYES

MY CHANCE. I'L.L c.lUMP ON HIM AND

ONlO THE BANI<. I'lL #AVE TOBEQUICl(o

WHAT WAS THAT? ~HAT A~E YOU DOING DID YOU ~ALLY
O VER THERE? I'D DO 'A STUPID
YOU PROMISED THING LIKE THAT?
•
YOU \'VOUlD ...JUMP
INTO MY MOUTH.

YOU NEVER WILL "

CR.OCODILE • YOU MAY
BE BIG AND
BUT YOU~E
STUPID.

16 ,
 *THf DEMON ,
OUTWITTED
~ONG A60 A BAND
CAMe AND SETTLED ON THE'
~~~~~~GY=A F~EST~

-.

THE lEAOE~ WHO KNElt! THE PLACE ATTENTION~ All OF YOU!

WELL , t:.AlUD A MEETING. I HAVE
SOMETHING IMPORTANT
TO SAY.

THERE ARE CERTAIN

TREES WITH VERY TEMPTING FRUIT
AND ONE' OF THE LAKES IS
BY A DEMON.
YOU WILL
HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL
ABOUT
THINGS
IN lH/S
FOREST.

* BASED ON NALAPANA JATAU

 YOIJ MUST NOT DRINK ONE CHY W!I/LE SEARCHING FO,,?
'HATER OR EAT ANY FRUIT MCWK£Y$ WANOEReO DEEP INrO TNt
WITHOUT ASKING ME.

MOTHER, f'M AH! THERE WAIT! DON'T GO

THIRSTY· ALAK€ NEAR TH E WATeR .
CLOSE BY .

Oli COMPLETELY
FOflGOTTEN. THAN K Y04 FOR.
REM I NPJN6 Me·
A LITTle lAltJ;( -

I\H!HEI:E
HE 15. WHAT'S THE
you se;EM
A PROB~EM.

MASTER.. WE Mtf. WE' ARE WAITING FOR YOU THAT WAS VERY
VERY -rHIR.STY. 1'0 LET US KNOW IF THIS l-AKe. of yOU. NOW
IS 5AFE. €><AMINE THE LAKE.

HMM.' AU THE our AlOT A 51NGUf

lCAP 'Nro rNe ewe L.EAOS
OllTOF IT.

•
 /10 ! "T~IS
I-AI<I' IS veR..Y I
HAUN"TeD. HAVE' S OME: WATE'R.'

WHAT .sHAlL
WE PO ?

1>VPPlfNLY-

ARe YOU THe DeMON OF "THIS

lAKe?
=--->

YES ! AN D I e;AT ALL

WHO PA Re; ENTE'R..
LAKE' •
 AND LeT YOUI(.. HeRP
Die of
-rH IR.S-r~f'
_ _ ___--

IN THAT CASE"
WE WILt. NOT eNTfR.
THf. LAKf.

OH NO w6 WONT' Ole.. Y"S WE WILL-.

W"- WILL VR.!NK -rHE WArtR. WHAT?? WITHOU-r eNT"RiN6
F~M YOUI(.. LA"e.
r------.;rr...__----""'-..,

COME ON, BOYS·

FOLLOW Mt" .
 AL~ WHAT
IMMBOO A&OUTTH'$
YOU O\N oNf-?

r#V5 8Y vOIN/tVG A NVMEJ€R..., OF TAlE

AAle> w/TII AU HIS M/GHT He

NOW WHATf' I'n 5 UCl<.. 7VCJ(e'P AT TNe Recp TIU•• • •
•
THe WATe R
FI(J)M
,I··· THE~ 6l/SH£P
INA TH/C~ STR$AM.
ovr WATeR!
oeliCIOU5 WATER.!
ANI> ALL FOR uS

FlJC.t. OF ~~ THE ovrwrrrEP p£MOItJ •

'7TOt1PEP BACK INTO THE tAK£ .

AN" THE ..t«).A«£Y$ rHe/~ THlii!$r

IUe"LI.. QUE"NCHEP7~rUR.foJEO HCW/£.

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 WHAT A
*THE MONKEY'S LOVELY
DAY •I
HEART ."'-:::::--1 .-'

A UlYL£ ootV~REAM UII£P A J WOULO LOVE ,0 GeT IT

CROCOOI(.E AND HIS HIIF/i. FOR yOU· BUT"
HE LIVES uP IN THE ~Ee"5.
HAVE YOU S'EeN lkAl' ~...... HOW CAN ,
LJP51'1UAM ? cATCH HIM?
I'M l,.ON61N6 ,0
e:AT HIS'
HeART •

•
YOU AR6 A CR'Oeopll,.E", HUMM! LET'S; SEE. MY IDEA
A~N'"f YOU? USe' YOUR.. MIGHT vUS-r ~:.'_ _- .,..,,..,
CUNNING.
 HElLO MO~K.EY! HMM' WHY DOAI'1" YOU GO ACROSS ,-0 THE',
AR'e.J,)"l" ')()tJ 5-=:" OF oPPOSIf'~ eANK'? 1'}.4ERE A~ SOM E
EATING ll-I'E" fRUIT" OF THe
I Guess DGLJCI0t'$ J='R-uirs ll-IERE"-
,;0.
,;,.w~ T<:f'f' "'VERY DAY?
HOW SHALL; I GeT
I CA~"f

OH J 1)otAT'5 SIMPLE. YOU CAN .ANO~- 1).US IS AN

RIPf?ON M.Y eXCELLEN'" IDEA_
r::-_...,I3ACI(. YOU ARf' WHY DIPN'f'" we THINK.
A FRIEND INDEED-
L.".... GO· ----..,
of rf8e::FO~?

7k'Ey WE/i:G IN T}(£ MIPDLE OF 7J.IE BU,.. WHY? WHAT HAVG I DONe? 1
H~Y! ARe YOU mYII\)G '-0 NOTf1ING- !JUT
, DROWN M6? MY WIFe::
•
1"0 eAT YOIUI
NOT Af" At-t-. FOR I'M
GOING "fo Klt-t- ' 50 YOU DIE-
you-

•
I'P BETTER.. THINK FAST IF
I LOVE MY LIFE. "'"

YOU MAY KII..L Me. BUT YOU WILL

NEVER GET' MY HEAR.T.

WHAT ro YOU
Mf"ANj'

we: MONk;&YS HIPe: OUR HEARn;

1>' SAFe PLAces EI"FORl' WE
VE:N"TlJRE" OUT·

I':f"ALLY j' HOW

WAS I '-0 KNOW f'
NEVER MIND. "~RN SAC " . S INCfE 1l4 E ~· CAN YOU SEE' '}oIA"
YOU weR£ ,:;0 kJNP"'fO ME' "tALL BIG "f'RefO ON THe SANK
t'L,.L SHOW )OU WHEJ{E WHeRE I L.lve ~
MY HEART fS .

i'
•
0 0
oI'
o
••

I HIDE l"f , IN "fHE ToPMOS"f 900N A9 rH£Y REACHEO THE BAN/(-

BRANCH or "THAT ~EIS .
.vow /'1' 8~ rreR..
"'AK~ Nte BACk' .AN D I'L.L.
AcrFA5r~
GIVE IT "0 YOU •

YOU POOR FOOL· IF

MY HEART WliRii
RliMOVEP FROM
MY OOPY I'D 61' De.~D.
IT'" SAFE' INS IDe
~ AND YOU't.L
NliV~R LAY YOUR
HAND" ON IT.
 • THE MONI(EYS
AND
THE GARDENER

KING OF VARA"",,,SI HAD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN~ WHICH KMS LOOKEO AF rER LOYAL GARDENER.

OAIENIGHT- HELlO FRIENO . THE FESTiVAL IN

TOWN BEGINS TOMOR,R.OW.

'--
, ~NOW!
--

TWERe'S GOI~ "'TO BE" WHAT! AREN'T )()U IF I

PLENTY OF' FUN. COMING? WI LL

HOW I WtSH
COULD' COME!

• BA$fO ON AIIHADU5AKA JATAIlA

 WAN'T 'TO GO TO n".
WELL.7
• BUT WHO WIL.L
WHY 0 0 YOU LOOK
SAD~GARDENER? )...---_..
•
.,-;;~/THEI'(E'S A
FESTIVAL ON
-."...";;
IN;.,,TOWN.

P.OOH! MY FRIENDS AN"'I

THAT"S NO PR,08LEM. WILL WATER. 1'"I!e
GARPEN F0R.)()U.

HAVE A
FINE
TIME.,
F~EN"'.
 COME ON,MY
we HAVE
\vo~K. -ro 00.
VERY IMPOR.TANT
WOR.K,.! .

WHAT IS WHAT DO WE WHAT PUN!

HAVe.o oa!'
WHeN CAN WE
THe GARDENER,. S TAIZTf'
WANTS us TO WATER '-~ AWAY!
HIS GAR,OeN WHft...E GO GET THE
'-..!;~ liS AWAY. ~....... 'NATG~JNG
CANS
AND BUCKf:TS.

Aq !iOON A S THEY WERE READY- SOMS TRJ'''S ~S NO

AT AI..t... •
$MA!.L ANV $OMe: A/{E'
BIG!
 AL.L. YOU HAVE TO [;t)
IS PULL UP eACH
PLANT AND HAVf A
L.OOK AT THE S,~~ OF
ITS ROOTS .

.
-~~,,--
-- -
_.'"

YOu POUR LESS )ou ARE- REAI.-I-Y

~OR TH" 5MAI.-LER. CLEVE"(. .
ROO,s AND MORe FOR.
THE BIGGER. ROOTS . WHAT A

.------
IOe:A •
MEANWHILE IN rOHIN- I /1IOIIJ[)~ HOW MY
"?ONK&Y FR(EAJOSAR£
• • G€rr/IVG- ALONG
W/7?t' THEIR.., r'iSI<?

me PAY!; LAn:~ 711£ WHAT HAVe. YOU we; WATE"RE:D EACH PL.ANT
R£T"~NEP
DONE?
• ACCORDING TO me
NEfE::DS OF rrs

WHATe:Vt::~, SHAll J THAT'S WHAT COMES OF

NOW? WHAT DEPENDI"6 ON A FOO~.
TG~~ TH~ He MAY MMN WE:1...1... BUT WIL.L.
"/JD UP DOI/JG MORE HARM
THAN Af'.lYrHING GLSE •
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