Selfish Fisherman

The Jataka Tales are a collection of stories from the Buddha’s previous life. These age-old tales have been retold in several languages over the course of time. The stories are simple yet deal with life’s deep truths. The Jataka Tales were written to instil and maintain moral values in society and they continue to play this role even today. To what lengths would you go not to share your catch with your neighbours? In this Jataka tale, Jogaram is feeling lucky as he thinks he has caught quite a large fish. But the selfish fisherman and his equally selfish wife are willing to do anything to keep their catch to themselves. As their stunned son watches the whole play, they end up being the fools themselves.