I decided to look at one of the stories from Twenty Jataka Tales, retold by Noor Inayat Khan (1939). The stories I read were "The Master's Test" and "The Quarrelsome Quails."
So I chose to review this book just because the titles of the stories grabbed my attention as soon as I looked at the Indian Epics Resources page. As soon as I linked to the Hathi Trust site, I noticed that the book was black text on a white page, which--in addition to the easy navigation of the site and the lack of need for log in--was a welcome surprise.
I really enjoyed reading "The Master's Test;" it was very short and simple, but had a clear message and an interesting little twist. The writing style was nothing special, but it was easy to read and enjoyable. All in all, a cute little story.
Meanwhile, I picked "The Quarrelsome Quails" story mainly for the fun alliteration in the title, haha. For the story itself, I loved the image that opened up the tale, which was adorable and only further piqued my interest. The writing style in this tale seemed a little more emotional, which further engaged me as I was reading. Again, the short length of this story was nice, ensuring the plot stayed simple and un-confusing. The lesson in the tale was also very clear, and all in all I truly enjoyed reading this story.
Therefore, yes, this would be a reading unit which I enjoyed reading--both the format of the site it was found on and the book itself were enjoyable, and the content in the book was clever and grabbed my interest! Ciao!
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