Reading Notes Part A: The Quarrel of the Quails

The Quarrel of the Quails

Main Characters:
Quails
A Fowler, someone who catches birds

Plot:
In the beginning, the man catches the quails by imitating the note the leader quail makes to gather all the other quails. He catches the quails and sells them in town. One day, the leader told the quails to work together and fly to the nearest thorn bush to free themselves. The plan works and the man is unable to sell the quails. The fowler waits patiently for the moment the quails have a quarrel to catch them. When the quails got into an argument, they were unable to work together and fly in unison. The fowler caught them all and sold them.

Setting:
In a field near a thorn bush

Story Idea:
A possible story idea I have is to reverse the roles in the end. I would like to see an ending where the quails turn on the man and capture him. Another possible story idea is to use the same concept and moral of the story with different characters and a different setting.

(Quails - Image Source)

Bibliography. Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. The Baldwin Project. Web Source.