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The Red-bud Tree — Jataka Tale by Chitanka is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Red-bud Tree — Jataka Tale about?

Once upon a time four young princes heard a story about a certain wonderful tree, called the Red-Bud Tree. No one of them had ever seen a Red-Bud Tree, and each prince wished to be the first to see one. So the eldest prince asked the driver of the king’s chariot to take him deep into the woods where this tree grew. It was still very early in the spring and the tree had no leaves, nor buds. It was black and bare like a dead tree. The prince could not understand why this was called a Red-Bud Tree, but he asked no questions.Later in the spring, the next son went with the driver of the king’s chariot to see the Red-Bud Tree. At this time it was covered with red buds.The tree was all covered with green leaves when the third son went into the woods a little later to see it. He asked no questions about it, but he could see no reason for calling it the Red-Bud Tree.Some time after this the youngest prince begged to be taken to see the Red-Bud Tree. By this time it was covered with little bean-pods.When he came back from the woods he ran into the garden where his brothers were playing, crying, “I have seen the Red-Bud Tree.”“So have I,” said the eldest prince. “It did not look like much of

Who reads The Red-bud Tree — Jataka Tale?

Author

Chitanka

Publisher

Моята библиотека (http://chitanka.info)

Published

2021

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Juvenile