A king of eighty thousand monkeys discovers soldiers surrounding his troop's only home.The river is too wide. The army is on every side.There is no way out.Except one.What the Monkey King does next, with nothing but a bamboo reed and his own body, is one of the most moving acts of leadership ever recorded.From the ancient Jataka Tales - stories of the Buddha's past lives.

A king of eighty thousand monkeys discovers soldiers surrounding his troop's only home. The river is too wide. The army is on every side.There is no way out. Except one. What the Monkey King does next, with nothing but a bamboo reed and his own body, is one of the most moving acts of leadership ever recorded. From the ancient Jataka Tales - stories of the Buddha's past lives.

A king of eighty thousand monkeys discovers soldiers surrounding his troop's only home.The river is too wide. The army is on every side.There is no way out.Except one.What the Monkey King does next, with nothing but a bamboo reed and his own body, is one of the most moving acts of leadership ever recorded.From the ancient Jataka Tales - stories of the Buddha's past lives.

The Monkey King - A Jataka Tale About the Bridge Only You Can Build

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Ancient wisdom stories. Every day. From Hindu Mythology, Zen Monasteries, Buddhist Traditions and Sufi Courtyards - carried across centuries to reach this moment. Your moment. The Long Thread brings you stories that have survived thousands of years because they contain something essential. Something the modern world keeps forgetting and the human heart keeps needing. One story. Every day. Not to teach you. Not to fix you. Simply to remind you of what you already know. Ancient stories for the present moment.

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The Monkey King - A Jataka Tale About the Bridge Only You Can Build