- A jackal and hen were friends and decided to have a feast, both making beer for the occasion
- They first drank the jackal's beer, the hen couldn't stand the smell so the jackal drank it all
- Then the drank the hens and she became very drunk
- The jackal thought the hen must be good to eat since she made such good beer
- The jackal eats the hen and plans to eat her chickens tomorrow
- The chickens try to devise a plan to not be eaten
- They use an egg in the fire to distract the jackal
- Hit him over the head and use axes to chop him into pieces and avenge their mother's death
The Elephant and the Ants-
- Two ants are talking to an elephant who believes he is much superior to such little creatures
- The ants challenge the elephant to race
- The elephant ran as hard as he could but each time he looked down the two ants were right next to him
- He does this over and over and always the two are right there
- He drops dead from exhaustion
- The two original ants didn't run at all
- There are so many ants on earth that every time the elephant looked down he happened to see two ants thinking that they were the first two ants
- Lesson: do not despise the poor man because he may one day be able to put us to shame
The Jackal and the Hare-
- A jackal and hare were friends and wanted to make a meal of rice and milk one day
- They went to the road to market and the hare distracted the men while the jackal took all that they needed from the men's cart'
- The jackal asks a women for a light for their fire and offers to crush her meal while she gets it
- While she is gone the jackal spoils all of her meal
- The jackal and hare bathe, the jackal returning first and eating his fill of the meal and spoiling the rest
- The hare yells at the jackal and throws the pot at him causing him to run off
- The jackal makes a drum and plays it everyday
- One day the hare decides to ask the jackal to play the drum
- He plays it so hard that he breaks it then runs away
The Brave Jackal-
- He-goat is scared of being killed so he hides in a leopard's cave
- The leopard asks for a jackal's help
- The two tie their tails together and go back into the cave
- The he-goat talks to them and scares the two away
- As the attempt to run out their tails come apart and the leopard pulls off the hair of the jackals tail
The Crow and the Egret-
- A crow and an egret made their nests in the same tree
- The crow thought the young egrets were much prettier than her own young and one day switched them
- When the egret returned she obviously noticed the switch and began to fight with the crow
- They asked a money-lender who lived below them to handle their problem
- The egret promised to give him a fish and the crow promised a gold necklace which she took from the Raja
- He decided that the birds should stay in they nests they are currently in
- As a jackal came by the egret told him what had happened
- The jackal promises to come back tomorrow and handle the issue
- The money-lender overheard the conversation and was shamed for his decision
- He righted his wrongs before the jackal had to return tomorrow
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