13: The Rabbit in the Moon — A Jataka Tale About the Most Selfless Gift

Four friends lived in a forest.On a sacred day, a hungry traveller arrived.The otter brought fish.The jackal brought a lizard and milk.The monkey brought mangoes.The rabbit looked at what he had.Only grass.Something a man could not eat.And so he asked the traveller to build a fire.This is why the moon looks the way it does.