AustLit

The ant and the grasshopper agree to be friends and help each other out. When the ant falls into a stream, the grasshopper must try to help him by enlisting and returning a series of favours.

The mouse deer and the monkey become friends and spend their time stealing farmers' crops. After a narrow escape, they decide to grow their own bananas. But it soon becomes apparent that the monkey cannot be trusted.

The Sun God falls in love with a Dragon Princess and comes to Earth to be with her. After he leaves, she lays three eggs. When they are close to hatching, she asks the Crow to take a message to the Sun God and tell him that the children will soon hatch. The Sun God is thrilled, and sends the Crow back with a huge ruby so the Dragon Princess can buy a kingdom. But on his way back, the Crow is swindled out of the ruby.

Gulab the potter mistakes a tiger for his missing donkey. He gives it a beating and carries it home on his back. Word of Gulab's bravery spreads all the way to the Rajah, who will later request Gulab's help when a neighbouring province declares war.

When the Kingdom of the Mice is starving, it receives help from the King of the country, who gives the mice grain. He doubts they will ever repay him, but they come swiftly and effectively to his aid when war breaks out soon after.

Yeh Hsien lives in a cave with her father, stepmother, and stepsister. She catches a magical fish that only she can see, but her jealous stepmother decides to kill the fish.

In a Korean village lives a scholar named Yo. The King summons Yo to work for him, so Yo and his three daughters move close to the palace. When Yo and the King must make a three-year journey to China, Yo's daughters fear they will starve. But Yo leaves them with a magical cat that produces rice in abundance if it is stroked the right way.

A young man helps an injured crane. A short time later, a mysterious young woman arrives at the young man's parents' house. She changes all their lives for the better, but it seems that their happiness cannot last.