The Pious Wolf: So this one is a story about a wolf who finds himself in a situation where he has no choice but to fast, so he pretends to make it look like a good deed. His true intentions are made clear later. I could make a story where someone who yells at others all their life wears down their voice, and is forced to stay silent for a day. He appears to be a nicer person with more self control but ends up yelling at someone else again, and everyone's opinion of him goes back to how it was.
The lion and the crane: I remember reading something similar to this in my mythology and folklore class. It's about a crane that saves the life of a lion by removing a bone choking it, and expecting payment, gets told "your payment is living after sticking your head between my teeth". I could have a similar story where someone saves another person's life, goes by thankless, and then refuses to help the next time the person needs help.
The Golden Goose: This one is a classic, and it reminds me of the goose that laid golden eggs. It's a story about taking advantage of one's kindness because of greed and ending up losing everything. I could write a story with an injured fox taking up residence in a family's home. The family accepts the fox and caters to it, feeding and tending to its wounds, but as time goes on the fox acts more and more recklessly. It eats the food it wasn't fed, chews through furniture, and eventually ends up biting a child. Around this point, the fox is finally kicked out in the middle of winter, where it must fend for itself and find its own shelter to live in.
Bibliography: The Jatakas Blogspot
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