BoomerSooner359: Reading Notes: Free Reading 13 Jataka Tales Part B

The story of the otters and the wolf is something that I can soon relate to. The wolf and his mate were resting one day when the girl wolf said she wanted fish as her meal. The guy wolf said he would go and get some fish for her to feast on. So he went to the river where he found two otters. The otters were waiting on a fish when a great big fish swam by and one of the otters grabbed its tail. The otter was not strong enough so he called for the other otter to help pull the fish in. They were able to bring the fish out of water and began to divide it. One otter said I’ll take the head portion and you take the tail. The other otter thought it was not fair so he disagreed. The wolf approached the two otters and the otters asked the wolf to decide for them. The wolf cut the head off and gave it to one otter while he cut the tail off and gave it to the other otter. The wolf took the middle portion and left the otters. The otters were speechless and realized they lost the best part! The wolf grout the fish to his mate and she asked how he got the fish. He said he found the otters couldn’t make a decision so he made the decision for them. He took the middle portion as his payment! This reminds me of an arbitrator in law. Being a pre-law student, I can relate to the wolf!