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Jataka Tales

By: Hillary Hawkins, Ellen C. Babbitt
Narrated by: Hillary Hawkins
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Looking for a fun way to teach your kids wisdom at any early age?

Jewels of Wisdom for Children & Families Book 1: Jataka Tales is a series of short stories containing valuable lessons that can help both you and your children through life. This edition of Jataka Tales includes famous children’s stories such as "The Monkey and The Crocodile", "The Elephant Girly-Face", "The Turtle Who Couldn’t Stop Talking", and "How The Turtle Saved His Own Life", as well as two new never before heard stories: "The Baby Baboon That Needed Love" and "The Owl That Was a Chicken"! Indian fairy tales and American fairy tales that the whole world can enjoy! 

Narrated by Hillary Hawkins, former Host of Nick Jr. and Radio Disney, narrator of over one hundred audiobooks on Audible including Oprah, Your Word Is Your Wand (Voice Arts Awards Nominee, Metaphysical Audiobook Narration, Best Voice Over), The Game of Life and How To Play It, and June Peters You Will Change the World One Day

Jewels of Wisdom for Children & Families Book 1: Jataka Tales includes: 

I. "The Monkey and the Crocodile" 

II. "How the Turtle Saved His Own Life" 

III. "The Merchant of Seri" 

IV. "The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking" 

V. "The Ox Who Won the Forfeit" 

VI. "The Sandy Road" 

VII. "The Quarrel of the Quails" 

VIII. "The Measure of Rice" 

IX. "The Foolish, Timid Rabbit" 

X. "The Wise and the Foolish Merchant" 

XI. "The Elephant Girly-Face" 

XII. "The Banyan Deer" 

XIII. "The Princes and the Water-Sprite" 

XIV. "The King's White Elephant" 

XV. "The Ox Who Envied the Pig" 

XVI. "Grannie's Blackie" 

XVII. "The Crab and the Crane" 

XVIII. "Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds" 

XIX. "The Baby Baboon That Needed Love"

XX. "The Owl That Was a Chicken"  

There is a moral message in every story! Each protagonist will face challenges…and whether human or animal, Christian or Buddhist, they must ultimately look within in order to find their way out.... Ancient fables that the whole family can enjoy!

©2020 Hillary Hawkins Production, LLC (P)2020 Hillary Hawkins Production, LLC

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