Ledha and the Leopard: Ledha helped the leopard get the lizard off his tail, but promised that he wouldn't tell anyone what happened, or the leopard would eat him. Ledha told, and the leopard carried him off to the jungle at night to eat him. Ledha escaped and found a home among the buffalo, but then he left and once he realized the buffalo were sick without him, returned with his wife.
The Oilman's Bullock: An oilman got two bullocks, and the bullock was overheard saying that it could beat Raja's elephant in order to be freed. They collected 500 Rupees for the fight, and Raja thought he would easily win, but the bullock beat the elephant and the oilman vowed to let the bullock live a good life. It only lived for a month after the fight though.
The Monkey and the Girl: A girl promised to marry a monkey, but her father was angered by this and planned to kill the monkey. The town decided to bury the monkey like a man, and burn the body, so the girl ended up jumping in the flames to be with him.
Ramai and the Animals: Ramai had a soft spot for animals, and when he found people trying to kill them he bought them. He got a snake, and the snake told him to take him back to his parents, and they would give him a magical gold ring that would grant him every wish he could ever desire. He asked for the ring, and it gave him everything he wanted.
The Ghormuhas: The Ghormuhas took a boy and decided they were going to eat him. He outsmarted them though, and convinced them to just let him live among them for the rest of his life.
The Raibar and the Leopard: A raibar told a leopard that he could make him into two leopards as long as he promised not to eat him. The raibar put him in a sack and sent him down the river, thinking he would have drowned. The leopard found a leopardess, and thought he had been made into two. The raibar was traveling one day through the jungle and saw the leopard, who offered him any animal he wished.
The Tiger's Bride: A woman offered her daughter up for marriage to anyone who helped her carry a large bundle of grass home. A tiger helped, and he and the daughter were married, but the daughter escaped.
The Killing of the Tiger: Raja wanted to kill a tiger who had been preying on many travelers. He sent a man to kill him, and the man was able to complete his task.
The Raja's Dream: Raja had a dream that he would have good fortune if he found three animals, so he sent his three sons to find the three animals. They visited Gosain's to find how to locate the animals, and each gave them information about what they had to do.
The Raja's Dream (cont.): The Raja's son was ordered to go kill snakes, but couldn't decide how to do it. The Raja, however, realized he made a mistake and left his younger wife and went back to his first wife.
The Jackal and the Crow: A jackal and crow were good friends, but the crow tricked the Jackal by making it hard for him to eat a dinner that the crow had invited him to. The Jackal vowed to repay the Crow and the Jackal ended up eating him. One his walk home, however, he was bragging and ended up dying.
The Tiger Cub and the Calf: A tiger cub and calf used to play very well together, but the tigress killed the calf's mother. The two ran away together and the tigress was very upset, but luckily never found them because she would have killed them.
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