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The fourth book contains thirteen fables in Ryder translation: Loss of Gains, The Monkey and the Crocodile, Handsome and Theodore, Flop-Ear and Dusty, The Potter Militant, The Jackal Who Killed No Elephants, The Ungrateful Wife, King Joy and Secretary Splendor, The Ass in the Tiger-Skin, The Farmer's Wife, The Pert Hen-Sparrow, How Supersmart ...
In this version it is the crocodile's wife who, after enjoying the figs given by the monkey to her husband, desires to eat the monkey's heart. [4] Whereas the Swahili version has only one embedded tale, in the Panchatantra version the monkey and crocodile tell each other numerous tales in the course of their story, the second of which ...
The naughty monkey and the wedge I.1 I.2 84A I.1 II.2 The jackal and the war drum I.2 I.4 84B I.2 The wise minister I.3 The adventures of an ascetic I.3a I.4a The saint, his own pouch and the rogue I.3a I.5 I.4a The wolf and the rams I.3b I.5.1 I.4b The unfaithful wife Tantuvayika I.5.2 A weaver cuts the nose of a bawd I.3c I.4c II.6
The Monkey and the Cat is best known as a fable adapted by Jean de La Fontaine under the title Le Singe et le Chat that appeared in the second collection of his Fables in 1679 (IX.17). It is the source of popular idioms in both English and French, with the general meaning of being the dupe (or tool) of another (e.g., a cat's-paw ).
Most stories contain moral lessons teaching the importance of following traditions and to display reverence to elders, parents, and superiors. The stories of the spirit world taught children to be cautious, to stay at home at night, and to respect customs regarding death rituals and the importance of offerings .
The Monkey and the Crocodile; The Ox Who Envied the Pig (Muṇika-Jātaka) The Ox Who Won the Forfeit; The story of Romaka pigeon (Romaka Jātaka, previous life of the Buddha as a pigeon). [38] Prince Sattva; The Princes and the Water-Sprite; The Quarrel of the Quails; The Swan with Golden Feathers (Suvaṇṇahaṃsa Jātaka) King Sibi; King ...
Animal fables are often used to explain certain natural phenomena. Other times, they are simple moral tales. In almost all instances, the animals in these stories possess the ability to speak, reason and think like humans, similar to Aesop's Fables. The kancil or mouse-deer serves as the main character in a number of the stories. The Malays ...
Aesop and the Ferryman; The Ant and the Grasshopper; The Ape and the Fox; The Ass and his Masters; The Ass and the Pig; The Ass Carrying an Image; The Ass in the Lion's Skin