Books 53-59
All of these are by the Brothers Grimm.
53. The Nail. A short and sweet parable that will likely be familiar to many, and a good lesson in the importance of paying attention to the small things. A merchant is eager to get home and ignores the warnings that a nail is missing from his horse's shoe and, later, the shoe is lost. Needless to say, the merchant regrets his haste.
54. The Mouse, The Bird and the Sausage. A good parable about being content with what you have if things are going well. A mouse, a bird and a sausage befriend each other and decide to live together. They split up their duties and prosper together. However, one day the bird runs into a fellow avian, who chastises the bird as a sucker who must work harder than the other two. As a result, the bird asks his roommates to swap around duties. The results do not make for a happy ending. I've read variations on this story before.
55. The Moon. This serves as an origin story for how the moon came to be. I don't think I've ever read a tale about the moon quite like this one! I can see it adapted as a children's picture book. Here, four men steal the moon hanging from another kingdom and hang it from their town's oak tree. Things go well for the town, whose people enjoy the night illumination, but things change after the four men die.
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