Elephant (Wikipedia)
I read The Foolhardy Wolf and was surprised to see the wolf get killed at the end. Anyways, I like the idea of a story where someone faces the absolute limit of what they can do as they are. The idea of facing an opponent that transcends the upper bounds of what humans can endure is something I'm fond of in fiction. Though usually it's about a hero who goes up against impossible odds and wins. It'd be neat to make a realistic story about a hero in a fantasy world who goes around slaying monsters, but ends up taking a contract for monsters that can't be slain by humans. The story could talk about his previous adventures and how he bravely defeated 20 goblins at once. Stuff like that. And then when he goes to defeat the monster he was contracted for, his arrogance fades as he realizes just how fearsome real monsters are. In this version I'd have him flee though, instead of get killed.
Bibliography: More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
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