A giant crab lives in one of the few lakes in the forest. When animals come to drink, the crab attacks one, drags it under the water, and has his meal. Eventually, the animals are afraid to drink from this lake. An elephant and his life choose to put an end to the crab menace. The whole elephant herd goes to the lake to drink. The wife watches the lake as the elephants drink. As they go to leave, the crab attacks the husband elephant. The wife elephant begs the crab to let him go for a kiss. The crab lets go of the husband elephant who promptly jumps on the crab, crushing and killing the menace.
Lesson of the story: Seduction can be deceiving & Don't be a jerk or you'll get what's coming for you
Wise Parrot and the Foolish Parrot: Source
A master owns two parrots and a maid that is known to steal things. When the master leaves for a trip, he tasks the parrots with telling him if the maid has stolen anything. Shortly after the master leaves, the maid begins to steal. She picks locks and eats his food. One parrot chimes out that he will tell the master. The maid offers the parrot some sugar. When that parrot eats some, she points out that he too has stolen. She plucks of all of his feathers for stealing. The other parrot say nothing and is left alone. When the master returns, the maid tells the master she caught the first parrot stealing, so she plucked his feathers. The master understands. Yet, that night, the other parrot speaks, and the master realizes that the maid also stole from him. He kicks the maid out of the house.
Lesson of the story: Lying and hypocrisy will eventually be caught.
The Dishonest Friend: Source
A man entrusts his plough to a friend when he has to leave. When the man returns, the friend does not have his plough. He claims a rat came and ate it, though he had actually sold it for money. The man knows something is up. He takes the friend's son for a walk, leaves the son with his family, and returns to the friend without the son. He claims a hawk snatched up the boy and flew away. The friend takes the man to court. The authority there realizes what has happened and hints that once the plough is returned, the boy may be returned as well. This occurs, and the man realizes that honesty is the best policy.
Lesson of the story: Honesty is the best policy.
The Mouse and the Farmer: Source
A mouse lives in a hole with thousands of golden coins. In his hole are thousands of golden coins. Every now and then, the farmer would share some of his food with the mouse. Eventually, the mouse wanted to show the farmer his appreciation. The mouse started to bring a golden coin to the farmer each day. The farmer wanted to show his appreciation, so he bought a large piece of meat which he shared with the mouse. As this continued, the mouse got fatter. One day, a cat threatened to eat the mouse, but the mouse instead offered the meat from the farmer. Thus, each day, the mouse offered a gold coin, received meat from the farmer, and gave that meat to the cat. The mouse became skinny and frail. The farmer asked the mouse why he was skinny and weak. The mouse explained that he was feeding the cat to stay alive. The farmer gave the mouse a glass ball that he fit inside. The cat, not receiving his daily meat, ate the mouse inside the glass ball. Not able to digest it, the cat eventually died. The mouse escaped the cat's body and went on giving the farmer a coin and receiving meat each day.
Lesson of the story: Do not take advantage of the success of others.
The Monkeys and the Gardener: Source
A gardener wants to visit a fair in the neighboring town. He asks for the monkeys in the garden to take care of the garden so he might visit the fair. The monkeys, knowing the gardener has treated them well, offer to help. The gardener leaves, sure that the monkeys will know what to do. The king monkey tells all the monkeys that they will water that plants by the length of their roots- longer roots get more water. The monkeys go pluck plants from the ground, measure their roots, and water the plants accordingly. When the gardener returns, the plants are all dead and wilted. The monkeys explain what they have done. The gardener is horrified. The gardener's boss says that he should have known what to expect when he asked monkeys to do his work. The gardener is fired.
Lesson of the story: Don't pass your work off to someone else & If you want something done right, do it yourself.
The Goblin in the Pool: Source
Like the crab story, a goblin lives in a lake, eating creatures who try to take a drink. During a dry spell, other lakes around the region dry up. Creatures have no choice but to drink from the lake. One monkey tries to take a drink. He's gobbled up. A second monkey tries to drink. He's gobbled up. A human comes along. The monkeys warn him of the goblin, so the human takes reeds along the shore, bends them, and uses them as a straw. The monkeys and other creatures copy this, and the goblin dies because no more creatures are killed trying to take a drink from the lake.
Lesson of the story: Innovation saves lives & Learn from the actions of others.
This is how I imagine the monkeys from the story
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