Aesop
Vishnu Sharma
Zhuangzi
A poor farmer discovers a goose that lays golden eggs, but greed leads him to kill it, losing his fortune.
In a debate on strength, a man confidently shows a statue of a man overpowering a lion, but the lion questions the perspective of the story.
A holy man transforms a mouse into a girl, raises her, but she chooses to marry a mouse and becomes one again.
A clever monkey outsmarts a crocodile, who tries to betray their friendship to please his wife, and they part ways.
A bull accidentally steps on a mouse's tail, prompting the mouse to seek revenge, but it fails, realizing arguing is pointless.
Four scholars, lacking practical wisdom, bring a lion back to life but are killed by it, except the cautious fourth scholar.
A milkmaid dreams of future wealth, but spills her pail of milk and loses her imagined fortune.
A man and his boy tried to please everyone's opinions on how to transport their donkey but ended up losing their donkey.
A proud man's boastful claims about his strong Ox backfire, but after showing kindness and humility, the Ox proves its strength.
A wise owl warned birds about seeds that could grow into hawk trees, but they ignored her, leading to their own downfall.
Geese help tortoise move to new lake, but he dies after opening his mouth trying to respond to children's insults.
A mighty lion in a jungle tries to catch a clever jackal in a cave but fails due to the jackal's trickery.
Two fish ignore frog's warning of danger from fishermen and get caught, while the frog moves to a safer place.
Donkey lightens salt sacks by falling into the river, tricking the trader, but learns honesty when given heavier cotton sacks instead.
The Town Mouse visits the Country Mouse, who then visits the city but fears the danger and prefers his peaceful life.
Three little pigs build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks, but only the strongest brick house withstands the wolf's huffs and puffs.
An ostrich, possessing characteristics of both birds and beasts, seamlessly moved between them, surprising and eventually gaining acceptance from both sides.
A slave named Androcles helps a lion in the forest, and later, the lion saves him from execution in the arena.