Mother Monkey had two babies. One was reared with love and one with neglect. The loved one was smothered and died; the other grew despite neglect.

A Fisherman played music to draw Fish but none came. Once he caught some they danced to his tune because they were under his control.

A thirsty Pigeon saw a glass of water on a sign. She flew toward it and slammed it and broke her wing and consequently was caught by one of the bystanders.

A Fox fell into a Bramble and was cut. The Fox cursed the Bramble who then chided the Fox for being so careless as to fall into the Bramble.

A Wolf came to a Sow and offered to baby sit. “Thank you but no thank you,” said the Sow.

A Fowler was building a net. A Blackbird asked and the Fowler said it was a city. The Blackbird took the bait and was caught. Just too gullible.

The account is brief and leads to the humorous moral that 'when there is a dispute among sophisticated people, then riff-raff also try to act important'.

A man was shipwrecked and blamed the sea for his troubles. The sea responded saying it was not he but the wind that should be blamed.

An Olive Tree bragged that it was better because it was green all year. When snow came it broke the Olive Tree branches but not the other trees. Too bad.

A Traveler was ready for a trip and found his Dog by the door waiting for him. Dog had gotten ready first.