# The Crane Bodhisatta — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> The Crane Bodhisatta in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Bodhisatta, The Bodhisatta

**First appearance:** 0003-the-lion-and-the-crane

## Who they are

A wise crane who teaches a lesson in a fable.

## In the story

### [Indian Fairy Tales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/indian-fairy-tales)

Appears in the story of the crane and the fish, demonstrating cunning and deception.

### [The Lion and the Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-lion-and-the-crane)

The white crane who compassionately removes the bone from the lion's throat and later rebukes the lion's ingratitude.

### [The Cruel Crane Outwitted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-cruel-crane-outwitted)

The crane who deceives and eats the fish, but is ultimately outwitted and killed by the crab.

### [Notes and References](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/notes-and-references)

Identified as the crane in the Jataka tale of the Lion and the Crane, representing a pre-incarnation of the Buddha.

### [I: The Lion and the Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/i-the-lion-and-the-crane)

The crane who removes the bone from the lion's throat and is denied gratitude, representing the Bodhisatta in the Jataka.

### [VII: The Cruel Crane Outwitted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/vii-the-cruel-crane-outwitted)

The crane in the Jataka tale who deceives and eats the fish.

### [Pride Goeth Before a Fall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xviii-pride-goeth-before-a-fall)

The crane who deceives and eats the fish, representing cunning and pride.

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