An ageing Heron finds himself a little too stiff to fish for himself, so he thinks of a way to get the fish to do it for him.

A harassed mother Raven vows bloody revenge on a venomous Snake, but the wily old Jackal has a better idea.

A herd of goats is threatened by a pride of lions, and it falls to one brave billy to face the danger alone.

In this fable from India, a sly little insect teaches a jackdaw that all that glisters is not necessarily edible.

The lord of Benares is so partial to venison that fields lie fallow and marketplaces stand empty while his people catch deer for him.

A warlike king sets out to bag another small kingdom for his realms, but a monkey gets him thinking.