- The lesson is for rulers to love out of love for their subjects, not because they have the biggest sword
- King Brahmadatta
The Guilty Dogs
- All the dogs were ordered to be killed for something the royal dogs had done (who were the only ones to be spared)
- Dog chief reasons with king and proves palace dogs guilty
Banyan
- Banyan-King of Deer (Golden Deer)
- He offers himself as a sacrifice to a gluttonous king in order to spare a mother who has a young daughter. By doing this the King finds love and spares the lives of all animals in the woods.
The Tortoise and the Geese
- A king learns who to hold his tongue
The Fairy and the Hare
- The hare is rewarded for his pure intentions and honesty while his friends do the wrong things for the right reason
The Young Parrot
- The young parrot is able to take rice from a farmers land after he tells him why he is taking it.
- Good deeds are often rewarded
Swan Kingdom
- King of Benares- same king from Monkey Bridge story
- King Dhritarashtra- king of swans
The Master's Test
- What matters is what you do when nobody is watching
"There is no place wherein nobody is watching"- Twenty Jataka Tales
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