The Tiger and the Monkeys
The animals were free and living wildly. They decided that they needed a king to reign. They nominated the tiger to be king because of his strength. He was ignorant and self-absorbed. The animals wanted to take advantage of the tiger's ignorance. The monkeys played a trick on them.
The tiger was taking a nap one day and awoke to hear singing. He wondered where this was coming from and a monkey replied that it was his younger sister (it wasn't). The tiger wants to make the monkey's sister his wife because of her beautiful voice. They tried to talk the tiger out of the marriage by saying the sister was too young to marry. The tiger didn't care, but the monkeys talked him into giving them some time. The monkeys made a clay monkey to give to the tiger! The tiger accidentally pulled off the head and the monkeys attacked him. They said he killed their sister. The lion never found out that they tricked him.
The Legend of the lei Tree
The Mountain of the lei Tree is a very romantic spot. This place and the land around it was the most fertile in the world. The lei Tree grew on the summit of the mountain. It was very unique. The people never damaged the tree. They thought it belonged to an unknown god. The tree grew and the land became barren. They decided to send the best wood cutters to cut down the tree. They barely made a mark in the tree, but went home and returned the next day. The marks were gone. This continued for a while. A bird came to help them. She told them that the big tiger healed the tree at night. They left their axes sticking out of the tree one night and the blades cut the tiger's tongue.
The Stag and the Snail
They met at the animals' fair. It was very hot. The animals all chatted about their lives. The buffalo said the stag is the swiftest animal and everyone agreed. The snail was disgusted by everyone boasting. The snail boasted that she had not sweat along her long journey like everyone else had. The snail challenged the stag to a race. The stag agreed to it. The snails wanted to trick the stag and lined up along the path of the race unseen. The stag couldn't see the snail and would call for her throughout the race. She always answered that she was there. The stag was tired and could barely move. Before he reached the end of the race, he heard the snail say she had won.
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