Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region

Diana Creamer
Teaching reading and mathematics through the use of geography

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People all over the world learn from stories. Some of the stories Americans learn from are stories about mythical people or legendary people. What is the difference between a myth and a legend?_________
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Can you think of some people who you have read about who are either myths or legends? _________
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One group of people who told stories was the Buddhists. They first started telling tales in 300 B.C.E. How long a go was that?____________________________ The tales were first told to children, then written down in a language called PALI. There are 547 of them. The people who told them were trying to get their children be better people. To read some of them, click here:

Jataka Tales

To read another version, go to the Bridges 1 textbook.

What do you think the people were trying to teach children with this tale?________________________
What do good habits were people trying to get children to do?________________________________
What good ideals are the geese demonstrating?___________________________________________

Read other tales by going to:

More Jataka Tales
What was the crow doing that he shouldn't have been doing?______________________
What can we learn from this tale?__________________________________________
Was the crow a true friend?______________________________________________
What does this tale teach about friendship?___________________________________