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A swallow flaunting its bright feathers to an unimpressed, dark-feathered crow
  • Perception
  • Acceptance

The Swallow and The Crow

A Swallow boasts about its shiny feathers to a Crow, who responds by appreciating the joy and strength found in its own dark feathers.

A farmer tending his oxen while thirsty wasps and partridges beg for water
  • Generosity
  • Responsibility

The Wasps, Partridges, and The Farmer

A hard-working Farmer refused help from thirsty Wasps and Partridges, choosing to prioritize his diligent Oxen instead.

A hare hopping across a line of crocodiles stretched over the sea
  • Trickery
  • Kindness

The White Hare of Inaba

A white hare on an island tricks crocodiles to cross the sea but loses its fur, only to find help and friendship with a kind prince.

A metal pot and a clay pot floating side by side down a gentle river
  • Teamwork
  • Understanding

The Two Pots

Two pots floated together; the metal desired to stick, yet the clay feared breaking, so they respected each other and reached the end unharmed.

A startled tiger fleeing after mistaking a dried persimmon for a fearsome creature
  • Understanding
  • Ignorance

The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon

A hungry tiger, mistaking a dried persimmon for a fearsome creature, flees in fear after a confusing encounter.

A traveler gathering odd scraps along a dusty road before reaching a flowing river
  • Resourcefulness
  • Contentment

The Faith of a Starving Man

A man collects seemingly useless items on his journey, which later help him survive by a river.

A crow leading barking shepherd dogs toward a leopard stalking its frightened cat friend
  • Bravery
  • Resourcefulness

The Cat and the Crow

A crow cleverly saves his scared cat friend from a leopard by leading shepherds and their dogs to chase it away.

A spider spinning a road across a squirrel's farm to claim it as his own
  • Greed
  • Respect

The Squirrel and the Spider

A cunning spider steals a squirrel's farm by building a road and claiming ownership, but loses everything to a clever crow.

A round, overfed weasel stuck squeezing through a narrow hole in a granary wall
  • Moderation
  • Consequences

The Weasel in the Granary

A hungry weasel becomes trapped in a farmer's storage room after overeating and must wait to become thin again to escape.

Four aging farm animals stacked atop one another, braying and howling to scare off robbers
  • Resourcefulness
  • Perseverance

The Bremen Town-Musicians

Four aging animals escape their fate, scare off robbers, and happily settle in a house as self-made town musicians.

A green frog sitting sadly beside a grave washed away by heavy rain
  • Regret
  • Responsibility

The Green Frog

A disobedient green frog learns to obey too late, resulting in his mother's grave being washed away by rain.

A little red hen baking bread alone in her kitchen while her friends watch from the doorway
  • Perseverance
  • Consequences

The Little Red Hen

A little red hen makes bread alone after her friends refuse to help, then eats it without them.

A bare fig tree standing unharmed beside a snapped, snow-covered olive tree
  • Resilience
  • Pride

The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree

The proud Olive-Tree mocks the Fig-Tree for losing its leaves during winter, but a snowstorm breaks the Olive-Tree while the Fig-Tree remains unharmed.

Robbers surrounding a mule loaded with sparkling treasure while a plain mule slips away
  • Humility
  • Consequences

The Mules and The Robbers

Two mules traveled; one mule flaunted his sparkly treasure and attracted robbers, while the other, carrying grain, escaped unnoticed and unharmed.

An old, frail hound pleading with his master after failing to catch a boar
  • Courage
  • Respect

The Old Hound

Once a mighty hound, now old and frail, failed to catch a boar, pleading with his master to remember his former glory.

A lion declaring peace to the jungle while a skeptical hare hangs back
  • Caution
  • Wisdom

The Kingdom of The Lion

Lion proclaims peaceful kingdom in the jungle, but the skeptical Hare doubts if the predator can truly change, choosing safety over hope.