There are many fables about people being greedy for small gains. The Tortoise and the Hare: It tells the story of a rabbit who wants to take advantage of a loophole in the rules to win the race, but in the end, the clever tortoise wins the race. The Fox and the Bear: The story of a fox who cheated and stole to get food. This behavior was finally punished. The Story of the Fisherman and the Goldfish: A fisherman caught a goldfish, but the goldfish asked the fisherman to give it a promise or it would eat it. The fisherman finally agreed to the goldfish, but the goldfish was eventually eaten by the shark. 4. The Miser and the Generous: Two misers each met a generous man and they fought for the generous man's inheritance. These fables all revealed the story of how greed and selfish behavior often brought about negative consequences.