Note on the illustrations xxix 1. The grateful elephant Jā. 156: ii. 17 1 _Where there’s a will, there’s a way_ 2. Grateful animals and ungrateful man Jā. 73: i. 322 9 _Driftwood is worth more than some men_ 3. Elephant and ungrateful forester Jā. 72: i. 319 19 _The whole earth will not satisfy an ungrateful man_ 4. Quail, crow, fly, frog, and elephants Jā. 357: iii. 174 26 _The biter bit_ 5. Quails and fowler Jā. 33: i. 208 30 _In union there is strength_ 6. Brahmadatta and the prince Vin. i. 342 33 _Love your enemies_ 7. Antelope, woodpecker, tortoise, and hunter Jā. 206: ii. 152 48 _In union there is strength_ 8. Brahmadatta and Mallika Jā. 151: ii. 1 52 _Overcome evil with good_ 9. A Buddhist Tar-baby Jā. 55: i. 272 58 _Keep the Precepts_ 10. Vedabbha and the thieves Jā. 48: i. 252 64 _Cupidity is the root of ruin_ 11. The anger-eating ogre S. i. 237 72 _Refrain from anger_ 12. The patient woman M. 21: i. 125 75 _Patient is as patient does_ 13. Blind men and elephant Udāna, 66 79 _Avoid vain wrangling_ 14. King and boar 83 _Evil communications corrupt good manners_ Part 1. Gem, hatchet, drum, and bowl Jā. 186: ii. 101 Part 2. Corrupt fruit from a good tree Jā. 186: ii. 104 15. A Buddhist Henny-Penny Jā. 322: iii. 74 92 _Much ado about nothing_ 16. The birds (cf. 17) Vin. iii. 147 97 _Nobody loves a beggar_ 17. Dragon Jewel-neck 99 _Nobody loves a beggar_ A. Canonical version Vin. iii. 145 B. Uncanonical version Jā. 253: ii. 283 18. Snake-charm 107 _A blessing upon all living beings!_ A. Canonical version Vin. ii. 109 B. Uncanonical version Jā. 203: ii. 144 19. Partridge, monkey, and elephant 114 _Reverence your elders_ A. Canonical version Vin. ii. 161 B. Uncanonical version Jā. 37: i. 217 20. The hawk 119 _Walk not in forbidden ground_ A. Canonical version S. v. 146 B. Uncanonical version Jā. 168: ii. 58