Page 10 - Śrī Pañcatantra - Eng

Second Tantra
Mitra-lābha (“Winning of Friends”) ............................97

Story One: The Crow, the Mouse, the Turtle and the Deer ...................... 97
Story Two: The Scorpion and the Frog ........................................................106
Story Three: The Sādhu and the Mouse .......................................................109
Story Four: Mother Śāṇḍilī and Her Sesame Seeds ................................. 111
Story Five: You Always Get What You Deserve ........................................117
Story Six: Somilaka the Weaver ....................................................................122

Third Tantra

Kākolūkīya (“Crows and Owls”) .............................140
Story One: Crows and Owls Become Enemies ..........................................146
Story Two: The Moon in the Lake ................................................................149
Story Three: The Rabbit and the Partridge ................................................152
Story Four: The Brāhmaṇa and the Shrewd Thieves ................................157
Story Five: The Brāhmaṇa and the Cobra ...................................................162
Story Six: The Cruel Hunter and the Doves ...............................................164
Story Seven: The Thief, the Old Merchant and His Wife ........................169
Story Eight: The Brāhmaṇa, the Thief and the Rākṣasa ........................... 171
Story Nine: The Secrets of the Serpents ......................................................173
Story Ten: The Marriage of the Mouse Princess........................................176
Story Eleven: The Hunter and the Bird with Golden Excreta ................180
Story Twelve: The Jackal and the Talking Cave ........................................182
Story Thirteen: The Cobra and the Frogs ....................................................186

Fourth Tantra
Labdha-praṇāśa (“The Forfeit of Profits”) ..................193

Story One: The Monkey and the Crocodile ................................................193
Story Two: The Frog King and the Black Snake ........................................198
Story Three: The Lion and the Donkey........................................................204
Story Four: Yudhiṣṭhira the Potter ................................................................208