The Foolish, Timid Rabbit:
Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
This story reminds me of the psychology experiment where one person looks up at the sky and random people passing by will look up to see what is in the sky, or of the experiment where a few people stand facing the back in an elevator and each person that gets in after them also faces back. The rabbit reminds me of modern media that often don't even care if what they are saying has any validity, they just run with it.
The Turtle and the King:
Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
The Turtle and the King:
Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
The first turtle saved his life because he spoke wisely, but the second turtle lost his life because he spoke without thinking.
The Cunning Crane and the Crab:
Source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse.
The Cunning Crane and the Crab:
Source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse.
The Crane's karma came back to bite him. The crab's likely will too.
Goblin City:
Source: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse.
Rakshasas: The female goblins in this story were similar tricksters as the female rakshasa in the Ramayana that tried to trick Rama into leaving Sita. Who is this magical fairy that hates goblins? There was a creature in the Ramayana that carried Rama and Sita away from Ravana and Lanka.
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