An old woman finds two little piglets in the forest. She takes them home and cares for them as her own children. One day, men try to buy the pigs from her for a feast. She refuses to sell her children. Eventually, the men get the old woman drunk and she sells her least favorite of the two pigs. The pig realizes he is being sold, and he runs back to his brother who reminds him that their mother loves them because their mother had loved them since the day the first met. The whole village hears this message. The pigs, in all their wisdom, are taken to the king. They are adorned with jewelry and riches.
Lesson: Love defeats everything.
The Patient Buffalo: Source
A giant buffalo is tormented by a monkey in numerous ways. A fairy appears and asks why the buffalo does not use his strength to injure the monkey so it will leave him alone. The buffalo answers that he does not want to make the monkey suffer just so that he is happy.
Lesson: Do not make others suffer for your own happiness.
Here's a buffalo and a monkey! This duo is too friendly for the story...
The Great Elephant: Source
A single elephant lives alone near an oasis in the desert. With his great ears, the elephant hears travelers struggling in the desert. He goes out to talk to them. They are starving and thirsty. Some of them have already died. The elephant tells them where they can find an oasis and the body of an elephant they can eat. Then the elephant runs off, makes it to the top of a hill, and jumps off. The travelers come across the body of the elephant who had helped them! They are sad, but they eat the elephants so his sacrifice was not in vain. They then have the strength to get through the desert.
Lesson: Self-sacrifice is the greatest form of sacrifice.
The Quarrelsome Quails: Source
A bunch of quails live in the forest. A hunter comes with a net to catch the quails. The king quail says that if they work together, they can fly off with the net and avoid being captured. This works for some time. Then, the quails begin to fight among one another. While distracted, the hunter catches some of them. The king quail and those who listened were never caught.
Lesson: Teamwork makes the dream work.
The Noble Horse: Source
A very handsome and strong horse lived in the stables of the king. When war came from the seven surrounding kingdoms who were jealous of the successes of this king, the horse was needed for battle. A single knight rode this horse, battled the entire army for the first enemy king and took the king as a captive. This continued for the second, third, fourth, and fifth kings. The horse was injured while fighting the sixth army. Yet, he refused to let his knight ride another horse- that could lead to his death! The horse was used for battle against the seventh army, but he was seriously injured. The horse told his king to be merciful- let his prisoners live. The king did just that, and the kingdom was at peace for some time.
Lesson: Do not underestimate the power of mercy.
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