It is useless attacking the insensible. A viper (or snake), in vain, attempts to bite a steel file.

Two Frogs had to leave their dry pond and encountered a well. One said they should live there; the other cautioned about getting out if they needed to.

An ugly sister was jealous of her handsome brother. Father said not to be as beauty is more than skin deep.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. A Swallow was warned to eat all sown hemp seeds else they grow up; the fibers woven into a net.

Bat, Bramble, and Cormorant made a trade pact. They set sail together but all was lost at sea. All three now search for their goods in different ways.

Each of the gods picked a tree for protection. Minerva, wisest, picked the olive tree on account of its fruit which can be put to good use.

A sick kite begged his mother to visit altars and pray for his recovery. The mother said no as they had robbed all the altars she might pray at.

An Old Woman who liked wine found a wine jug by the road. She hoped it was full but it wasn’t. At least she got good memories through sniffing the jug.

A dying father told his sons about a treasure in a field if they only dig for it. They did. Good yield was their treasure.

A Fox looks at a mask and wonders where the mask’s brains are.