I especially liked the story of "How the Turtle Save his own Life." Basically, the children though the turtle was a demon and it was to be killed. After several gruesome options, someone offered the idea of throwing it into the lake. The turtle responded with extreme fear to this and was able to trick the men into actually choosing that as his "punishment."
I also liked "The Ox Who Won The Forfeit." The ox was very strong and the man wanted to show him off and win some money. The ox was to pull a hundred wagons. But when he made the bet, he whipped his ox and called him names so the ox did not budge. When they got home, the ox explained that the owner had never treated him like that before. The owner apologized deeply. The ox agreed to go back the next day to win his money back and then some. They went and the owner praised the ox as he pulled the wagons. The owner and the ox went home happy.
Strong Ox (Wikipedia)
Bibliography:
Jataka Tales by Ellen Babbitt. Link.
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