I Once Was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 1st ed, 2nd printing (number line). 1 v. (unpaged): ill. (some col.); 28 cm.. Lovely copy; fine in fine jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0374335486; 9780374335489

Contents: The foolish forest sprite -- The deceitful heron -- The monkey and the crocodile -- The flight of the beasts -- The wise dove -- Three friends in a forest.

A retelling of six Jatakas, or birth stories, which illustrate some of the central tenets of Buddha's teachings, such as compassion, honesty, and thinking clearly before acting.

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