The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon:

I think the lesson that is being taught in this story is never be arrogant about our own power. The demon (Jinni) is stuck in a jar for centuries. When the demon is released by the fisherman, he offers the fisherman to choose the way of his own death. The fisherman outsmarts him by asking him how does he fit into the jar, and the demon wants to show off his great power, shrink himself and go back to the jar. The fisherman puts the cap back on the jar, and threatens the demon. The situation quickly turns around here. It is obviously that the demon was so much more powerful than the fisherman. However,  the demon is outsmarted because his arrogance. He is too confidence because he processed the power to manipulate the fisherman’s death. This is a lesson that arrogance can lead anyone to failure, no matter how powerful the individual is.

The Tale of King Yunan and the Sage Duban:

The lesson being taught here is that we should be grateful for help that offered to us. In the story, Duban is a extremely wise man who is able to cure diseases. He offers his help to King Yunan to cure his leprosy. However, after Duban successfully cure King Yunan, King Yunan is persuaded that Duban can possibly kill him, because Duban is so powerful that he can poison him by the same way he heals him. King Yunan decides to execute Duban. Before Duban’s execution, he offers one of his book to the King that is full of wisdom. When King Yunan opens and reads the book, he can not find any text or printing. He is confused, then he continues to flip pages, and wetting his own fingers in his month to separating pages. He accidentally absorb the poison which Duban placed on every page in the book, and eventually he dies. In this story, Duban offers his help to King Yunan. His help deserves appreciation. However, King Yunan do not appreciate Duban’s contribution. The ending will be different if King Yunan is grateful for Duban’s help. I think King Yunan’s doubt of Duban leads to his own death.