An old woman took two pigs into her basket and treated them like her own children. One day the woman decided to sell one of the pigs, but then everyone changed their mind and nobody ate the pigs.
One day a monkey was trying to annoy a buffalo, but the buffalo never let him bother him and a fairy drove the monkey away.
One day an elephant walked towards some voices he heard. The voices were of men dying. The elephant told them men where to find food and water. The elephant then sacrificed himself so the men could eat him and survive.
One day quails were being hunted. The king quail told them to fly up so they would not be captured. But one day the quails started fighting and some quails were caught.
One day a hare thought the end of the world was happening so he told all the other animals the world was ending and they started a stampede. A wise lion was able to stop them though saving the animal's lives.
A horse lived in the richest city and seven armies decided to join together to destroy this city so it would not become too powerful. A warrior took that horse and defeated six of the armies however the horse was wounded. The horse still fought and it died after defeating the seventh army.
Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan), 1939 link
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