- The animals watched the yearly festival of the humans and decide to create their own
- The thunder giant summons all the animals with his drum
- Each animal came playing some role in the festival
- A lynx danced around holding a silver sword
- The thunder giant asks if he may borrow the sword so he too can dance, the lynx doesn't like this idea
- He is shamed by the others to give the thunder giant the sword since he is a guest and has gathered them all
- The giant swings the sword wildly creating flashes of light while also beating his drum
- The animals scatter in fear
- The thunder giant leaps into the sky with the sword and can often be seen brandishing them both creating thunder and lightning
- The lynx never forgot his loss and builds a mound daily in hopes of reaching the sky to take back his sword
Ka Panshandi, The Lazy Tortoise-
- There lived a ugly, lazy tortoise by a large pool
- The pool was so clear that many stars came to look at their beauty in it
- One star in particular came very often and always noticed the playfulness of the tortoise
- He was far away and couldn't see her ugliness or her habits
- This star planned to marry her and come down to earth to be with her
- He went against the advice of others going down to Earth and taking her as his bride
- Having married one of the wealthiest grooms she became more lazy than ever
- The house was a disaster and she would be covered in mud
- After many attempts to fix her the star became discontent and left his wife
- She begged for him to come back, promising change but her never did return
- The Khasi's refer to expectant wives waiting for their husbands return as Ka Pranshandi
How the Cat Came to live with Man-
- Ka Miaw, the cat lived with her brother the tiger
- Their household was to be great and lavish due to their standing but the tiger often only worried of himself
- She attempts to speak to the tiger about his uncaring nature but this only angers him
- He grows sick on day and is visited by friends, he requests that his sister light the hookah
- She says there is no fire and the tiger orders her to go to a village of men to get some
- When she arrives some children come and pet her and play with her which she greatly enjoys
- She forgets her task and plays with the children for a long while
- The tiger grows impatient and goes looking for her
- She hears him coming and remembers what she is to be doing and gets the fire and heads home
- She runs into her brother and he threatens her
- She returns to man and has stayed ever since for fear of her brother
How the Ox Came to be the Servant of Man-
- When mankind was first on earth they didn't know how to live and were wasteful
- The gods noticed this and sent an Ox as their messenger to help teach them the ways
- The Ox travels a long way and is covered in bugs
- A crow lands on him and helps remove all of the insects and the Ox is grateful'
- He tells the crow of his mission and what he is to teach the men
- This upsets the crow for its food source is the waste of men
- The crow asks the Ox that since she removed all the bugs would he teach men to cook lots of rice and leave it for the gods so that the crows may always have food to eat
- The Ox delivers parts of the original message while also adding in what the crow requested he say
- The gods were very displeased with what the Ox had done and he was banished after being struck in both the mouth and ribs
- He returns to mankind and requests to serve them and they accept him
- To this day the Ox has no upper teeth and a hollow in his stomach that may never be filled no matter how much he eats, this is the punishment of the gods
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