Indian Epics

The Royal Elephant ( Source ) This is a tale of friendship, loss, and insight. You see, the king had a prized war Elephant, which he kept in a grand stable. However, no matter how often the straw on the floor was replaced, mice always seemed to make their home in it. This terrified the poor Elephant, who was deathly afraid of mice. He was always on edge.  Then, one day, a Cat wandered by and saw the mice. He decided that this would be an excellent place to stay, so long as he stayed away from the huge beast that lived there. Now this Cat was one of the best mice-catchers in the realm, and soon the mouse population began to drop. The Elephant noticed this drop. One day, he heard the squeal of a mouse in the other stall as the Cat claimed another victim.   He called out, "You there! Is it you that has been killing the mice in this stable?" The Cat cautiously peeked around the wall between the stalls, and addressed the Elephant through the bars of the gat...

The Elephant, Missing His Friend The Dog. ( Source ) How the Monkey Saved His Troop True Leadership, Giving your all to protect those you care about The Hawks and Their Friends "Friends in need are friends indeed." Its always good to have friends you can count on. Would be better if the Hawks returned the favor The Brave Little Bowman Don't forget those who helped you get where you are Don't get too big for your britches The Foolhardy Wolf Similar to brave little bowman, but less of a happy ending The Stolen Plow Tit for tat Got himself into a pickle, to get his way is to admit guilt The Lion in Bad Company Listen to your elders The Wolf got all the reward and faced none of the consequences The Wise Goat and the Wolf I definitely thought the first wolf was going to attack the other wolf, assuming the goat would be walking in front Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals Pride is his downfall Beauty and Brownie Again, List...

The Lion. ( Source ) Monkey and the pearls Why a girl monkey? Would the monkey know to hide the pearls? Clever trick "You are the right man in the right place" Three Fishes I relate to putting off something you know you should be doing, but can't bring yourself to do. Again, clever The Tricky Wolf and the Rat It seems the Jataka tales focus on wit and cleverness and trickery A rat killing a wolf? Alright. The Woodpecker, Deer, and Turtle The power of friendship The Golden Goose I like the instant karma. Greed leaves them with less than they would have had had they not been greedy. The Stupid Monkeys Or rather, a stupid gardner also. This one I have mixed feelings about. Like, he wasn't greedy. But also, he did trust monkeys to do a job. The Cunning Wolf Was it necessary to explain that a dead man wouldn't have pulled back on the club? By throwing the club, he lost any chance he had of killing another animal. The Penny-Wis...