Monkeys ate from the mango tree and one day a king found the mango tree. The monkeys saw that the king was eating the mangos so the king decide to kill the monkeys. The king monkey then saved his subjects and the king decided to not kill the monkeys.
A man was good with a bow. The bow man was weak so he got a strong man to join the army so he could work under him. The strong man and the bowman did good work. The bowman then got some credit as well.
Two traders were friends. The town traders sold the village traders plow. The village trader hid his son. Then they went to court and they got their stuff back.
Wolves were eating goats except they couldn't catch one. The wolf played dead and his mate tried to trick the wise goat. The goat did not fall for it and the wolves left her alone
Two deer were told not to go into ripe fields. One of the deer listened and kept their herd safe and the other one did not listen and got their herd killed.
Bibliography: More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt, 1922 Link
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