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A long time ago in a land far far away... was a pond. But not just any pond. This was the pond of miracles. A pond where the ordinary was not ordinary and everything that seemed to be wasn't. The animals thought to have the most power in the Kingdom, actually had the least. The animals said to have the least amount of power, somehow had the most. And so it was, a monkey, George, was the most mighty of them all. It wasn't a strength that made him most mighty, but his brain. He was said to be the wisest animal in all the land. Other animals resented him for this, wishing they too could have the levels of wisdom that George had. So, one night a crocodile, Chad, thought just how much he wished to take down George so he no longer was so important and legendary. He came up with an idea, he would be an imposter. He would pretend to need George's wisdom and try to ask him a question, but when George was not paying attention, he would swallow him whole! So, Chad came to the pond k...

Author, Title = The Crocodile in the River by  Robert Chalmers https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/crocodile Characters: Bodhisatta = monkey Crocodile & mate = after the monkey Plot: Crocodile is after the monkey and attempts to outsmart him with the rocks but the monkey outsmarts him instead. Then the crocodile acknowledges his wits. Crocodile on the River. Photo by  Jen Palmer  on  Unsplash

I have chosen to buy and read the PDE Ramayana online. I chose this one over the other because I like how it has an audio version to go along with it. I like to listen to things while I drive to work and while I tan so it gives me something to do while also getting homework done. Also, I think the illustrations will be better for me to stay interested in. http://ackguide.blogspot.com/2015/07/guide-krishna-and-rukmini.html I have chosen this first one because I am a sucker for love stories. I like the idea of fighting for love so the theme seemed interesting to me. Big Nicholas Sparks girl. http://ackguide.blogspot.com/2015/07/guide-krishna-and-false-vasudeva.html The next one I chose was also because of the plot. It seems interesting how they mention something supernatural but do not go into much detail. After reading that I seemed interested to see how Sudakshina turns out after his attempt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2g1GsyFyzo&list=PLrWYQjLLbXcie5DuhgxacocxvQp_...