The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck - A man of good luck and a princess of bad luck married. He found his fortune and she loved him for who he was. She ended up dying very soon and he lived a long happy life.
The Cave of the Beasts - The selfish father outcasted his daughters in the forest. The girls found a cave full of jewels. The father went to look for them when he decided he missed them. They all returned home wealthy with these jewels and lived happily ever after.
The Panther - The beginning of it is a reverse red riding hood where the panther dressed up as the mother and walked into the kid's home. The girls realized it wasn't their mom and the whole neighborhood helped out to get rid of the panther for good.
Why Dog and Cat are Enemies - The dog and the cat both came up with the idea to bring the magic ring back to their owners. The cat on the way back could jump on houses but the dog had to run around. The cat got all the credit when they both helped out.
Yang Oerlang - He loved his mother and the gods rewarded him for it. The sun must always shine now.
The Lady of the Moon - This man built a bridge to the moon to meet the lady that lived there.
The Girl with the Horse's Head or the Silkworm Goddess - The horse wanted the girl to keep her promise and marry it. The father killed the horse, but the remaining had took the girl. The girl became a silkworm and now looks over all silkworms from heaven.
The God of War - This man had died and everyone who had something of his or were his also found death.
The Miserly Farmer - A man wouldn't sell a pear to a priest. Some other man bought the priest one. The priest tricked everyone and "grew his own pear tree" and divided the pears amongst everyone. In the end, the priest stole all of the farmer's pears and taught him a lesson.
The King of Ants - They had all returned from a hunt and the scholar was paying close attention to everyone. He got mad and released all of his ants.
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