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The Quarreling Quails: Jataka Tale Rhymes

The Quarreling Quails: Jataka Tale Rhymes

Denhartog, Samuel

Paperback

Series: Jataka Tale Rhymes, Book 33

BuddhismGeneral Poetry

ISBN13: 9798196030536
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 7 2026
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.15 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A flock of quails faces a danger no single bird can escape. A clever fowler knows their calls, casts his net, and carries them away day after day, until one wise quail sees that their only hope is not speed, size, or strength, but the power of many wings moving together.

When the flock learns to lift the net as one, the hunter's trap becomes useless. Again and again, the quails rise together, carry the net to the thorns, and slip free while the fowler trudges home empty-handed. Yet the very unity that saves them begins to tremble when a small accident turns into pride, teasing, and blame.

Told in rhyme across twenty-five illustrated chapters, this Jataka tale brings a sharp and memorable lesson to life: harmony can make the weak strong, while quarrels can undo even the cleverest escape. With danger in the grass, a hunter waiting nearby, and a flock divided at the worst possible moment, this ancient story still speaks with striking force today.

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