There is a mean, mean horse named Chestnut. He bites and kicks everyone, humans and horses alike. One day, the king tries to buy some horses from a dealer. The king does not want to pay the full prices for the horses, so he pays Chestnut's groom to take Chestnut by the horses he intends to buy and let him loose. The groom does so. The king returns to the vendor. Seeing these bruised and ugly horses, the king does the vendor a "favor" and pays half price for the horses. The vendor then catches onto the king's trick. He brings his own mean, mean horse named Strongjaw to defend his other horses. The next time the groom brings Chestnut around, Chestnut and Strongjaw act like best friends and tame ponies. No one understands what has happened. The wisest man in the kingdom is called upon to explain the events. He claims "birds of a feather flock together."
Lesson of the story: Everyone belongs; they may just need to find their group.
Spend a Pound to Win a Penny: Source
A monkey is in a tree above some men cooking peas for dinner. When they turn their backs, the monkey sneaks down and steals their peas. He puts some in his mouth and as many as he can carry in his hands. The monkey clambers back up the tree but loses a pea in the process. "My pea!" cried the monkey. By opening his mouth, all of the peas in his mouth fell out, but the monkey didn't notice. He dropped the peas he was holding to find the one he had lost. While searching for the lost pea, the men return. They chase the monkey off, and he is left without any peas at all.
Lesson of the story: Be thankful for what you have & greed spoils happiness
The monkey is losing his peas!
Silence is Golden: Source
A lion has a child with a she-jackal. The child looks exactly like a lion but has a roar like a jackal, which is quite unimpressive compared to that of a lion. One day, while the cub plays with other lions, he tries to roar to scare the others. The other lion cubs mock him, and the cub learns to keep his mouth shut.
Lesson of the story: Don't speak when it isn't necessary.
The Quail and the Falcon: Source
A quail lives on a farm, eating weeds, worms, and the like that comes above ground when the farmer tills his fields. One day, the quail wants to more food. He leaves the field and heads to a forest. In the forest, a falcon snatches the quail up. The quail states that he should have just stayed home where the falcon wouldn't have caught him. The falcon, hearing this, releases the quail, claiming that he can catch the quail anywhere. Thus, the quail returns to the farm. As the falcon swoops in to snatch the quail, the quail dodges the falcon. The falcon crashes into the ground and dies.
Lesson of the story: Having something for sure is better than the possibility of something more.
Lacknose: Source
A gardener lost his nose in his youth, and it has never grown back. Three little boys want to get flowers from the gardener. The first boy tries to deceive the gardener and says he hopes the man's nose grows back. Offended, the gardener chases the boy away. A second boy asks for flowers in the same fashion. Offended, the gardener chases the second boy away. The third boy is more directly states that he would like a flower, The gardener gives the third boy his flower.
Lesson of the story: Honesty is the best policy.
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