A rabbit thought the world was breaking because a coconut fell on the ground near him
He ran and told many others what was happening, they followed and told others who followed
Its like a game of telephone
Could relate it to a story about gossip
The Lion was called the wise beast and discovered that the sound was a coconut falling
The Cunning Crane and the Crab
The fish were in a hot pool of water that was small
The crane, looking for food, asked if he could carry them to the lake nearby
The fish were hesitant to go, but decided to give it a shot because they didn't want to be in the pool any longer
To gain their trust, the crane flew the one eyed fish to the lake to see it
The one eyed fish told all the other fish about the lake and they all agreed to go
One by one the crane took the fish to a tree to eat them
The crane went back to the pool to see if there were any more fish. He found a crab
The crab was more clever then all the other fish and convinced the crane to carry him while he was clasped onto the cranes neck
The crane started taking the crab to the tree but the crab said he could kill the crane if that happened
The crane flew over the lake and instead of letting go, the crab pinched off his head
The crab lived happily ever after in the lake
A good line: People who try to deceive others often pay for it themselves, and that is what happened to the Crane.
Maybe could expand on the story by telling a story where the crab gets deceived.
The wife of a crocodile wanted to eat the heart of Brahmadatta king of Benares
The crocodile husband came up with a plan to get the onkey in the water
The crocodile told Brahmadatta about all the fruit filled trees on the other bank of the Ganges
He told the Brahmadatta he would give him a ride
The monkey got on the crocodiles back
Out in the middle of the river the crocodile started to plunge and the monkey calling him "friend" asked "why?"
The crocodile told the monkey about his wife and how she wanted the his heart.
Quickly Brahmadatta came up with the fib that monkeys leave their hearts in trees
The monkey agreed to take the crocodile to the tree of his heart (a one full of fruit)
The monkey climbed the tree and told the crocodile that he outwitted him. His heart was in his chest just like all the other animals.
The crocodile went away defeated.
Bibliography
Ellen C. Babbitt, The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
Marie L. Shedlock, The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart
W. H. D. Rouse, The Cunning Crane and the Crab
Crane and the Fish: Illustration by W. Robinson
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