The Gold-Giving Serpent
- A poor famer named Haridatta
- A snake slithered out of a hole and the brahman decided to worship it.
- The brahman would leave a bowl of milk for the snake and would find a gold denar in the bowl each time he did
- The brahman sent his son to put the bowl out when the son got the idea that the ant hill the snake lived in would be filled with gold
- He tried to kill the snake but the snake bit him and killed him instead
- The brahman distraught with grief cried to the snake but the snake gave him a pearl and told him to return no more.
Pride Goeth Before a Fall
- 10 cloth merchants did everything together
- A group of robbers stole of the merchants clothes and money
- The robbers would make the merchants dance in their loin cloths
- The traders teamed up on the robbers and took back their stuff
The Prince and the Fakir
- King Fakir wants a son to pass on his kingdom
- A man gives him two meats to feed to his wives that will bare him two sons
- One son will be for the king and the other for the man
- The king's daughter married a prince that took over the kingdom
How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner
- Sun, Moon, and Wind went to have dinner with their aunt and uncle Thunder and Lightening
- Their mother was a very distant star
- Sun and Wind were very greedy while Moon was king and unselfish
- Their mother cursed sun with hot rays for not thinking of his mother
- She cursed Wind shall blow hot and dry weather, making man avoid him
- Moon was gifted with being beautiful and considered blessed by man
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