[1] Undan the Pelican being hungry told Rûan the Fish that his pool would shortly dry up, and offered to carry himself or any members of his family to another pool to see how they liked it.

To this Rûan agreed; and Undan carried him over to the pool and back again as stipulated, and the fish liking it informed all his relatives.

Then Undan carried the fish back again to the new pool and returned to fetch the rest of his family. But instead of putting them into the pool, Undan sat in a tree and ate the fish till his droppings reached to the lower branches.

By this time there were no more fish to be eaten and Undan commenced in like manner to cheat the family of Kêtam the Crab. But as soon as ever Kêtam caught sight of the droppings he saw through the trick and pinched Undan's neck so that he died.