Story Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
- the story starts with the rabbits being the only ones worried, then progresses to much larger animals following suit
- all of the animals stop when they hear the lion, the "King of the Jungle"
- the other animals never shamed the rabbit for his mistakes
- the other animals even admitted they were just going based on rumors they heard
Two Turtle Jatakas:
Story Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
- Both stories mixed talking animals and humans, making it seem like the turtle talking is very normal
- The 1st story seems to tell a message about not understanding what something is
- The 1st story makes the princes have emotions and be upset about things without shaming them
- The 1st story portrayed the turtle as extremely smart while the second story made the turtle seem extremely dumb.
- The humans made fun of the turtle flying with the geese simply because they had never seen it before.
- The turtle knew he was gripping to the stick for his life and yet let go.
- The second story did shame the turtle for not being able to keep his mouth shut.
The Cunning Crane and the Crab:
Story Source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W.H.D. Rouse
- The story upfront says the crane was going to trick the fish
- The fish were actually suspicious
- Story is rather graphic about death of the one eyed fish
- Story deals with hunger clouding judgement
- Crab ends up killing the crane even though the crane does what he wants
The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart
Story Source: Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. Shedlock
- Animals again have human characteristics and are married
- Lots of these stories are about trusting the wrong people and ended up in the wrong situation
- This case both animals get tricked, the crocodile loses the most
- This story included a poem
The Crocodile in the River
Story Source: Vanarinda Jataka, in The Jataka: Volume 1 translated by Robert Chalmers
- This story has the same set up as the previous story
- In this story, the crocodile tries to trick the monkey, gets outwitted and praises him
- There's another poem in the story
- There's a story within this story about The Master
The Monkey Who Gathered Lotuses
Story Source: Tayodhamma Jataka in The Jataka: Volume 1 translated by Robert Chalmers
- Same story of how Brahmadatta became a monkey
- Talks about a mother protecting her son
- Mythical creatures included
- Praises of this monkey for being clever
- Another stanza
Unruly Monks
Story Source: The Jataka: Volume 1 by Robert Chalmers
- Another story within a story
- It's a story about respecting your elders and attending. It doesn't go into deep detail about the unruly behavior though.
- Both stories have stanzas
- Both deals with unruliness and behavior
Goblin City
Story Source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W.H.D. Rouse
- This one starts out with mythical creatures, which has only been vaguely touched on before now
- Story is the first one that touches on magic
- This story seems to be written differently than the other stories
- Fairies, goblins and flying horses
- Story is a little bit about believing your friends
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Flying Horse from Goblin City
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