Mahadanaka tries to drown himself but is saved by Ruru, a deer. Despite his promise to Ruru, Mahadanaka attempts to sell the Ruru's location for a rich reward.; A tortoise, a woodpecker and an antelope outwit a hunter.; The King of Varanasi liked to hunt deer so much that the villager drove all the deer into his gardens for him to kill at his leisure. The Banyan deer offers himself up to the king. Moved by his sacrifice, the king spares all the animals in the forest.; A stag is caught in a trap and plays dead until it can escape.; Sanjaya traps an antelope with honey. The king takes pity on the animal and frees it.; A hunter builds a platform in a tree and waits for an antelope. The antelope exercises caution upon seeing human footprints.