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 -In the world of Cyberpunk, there are nomadic tribes living in the Badlands outside of the city that sometimes do work for corporations. The deer could be replaced by the tribes, and the offerings of deer can be replaced by volunteer workers of some sort being sent into the city. -There are two herds of deer in the original story, so the replacement of them with two differing nomadic tribes would be easy as there are multiple in the world of Cyberpunk. -The element of hunting could also be replaced by some sort of sick bloodsport by the extremely wealthy folk of Night City getting off on hunting human beings. The story could have a different ending where they end up killing those hunting them for fun. The Banyan Deer Bibliography: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. Web source.

 - The Wise and the Foolish Merchant is not a comedy story, but I think I would be able to turn it into a comedic buddy adventure for V and Jacky on the road, with Jacky falling for some sort of scam that V has to end up saving him from, like con artists. - I might keep the element of merchants, but rather than having them travel, V and Jacky would be selling goods from their adventures in a night market of sorts. Jacky would try to get a good deal on his goods, and end up losing it all thinking he made an excellent bargain. - There are no demons in Cyberpunk, but there are plenty of gangs and lowlifes in the world that prey on unsuspecting folk like Jacky. There are also "hacks" known as "daemons", so Jacky could get robbed via his cybernetics by an outside hacker. A futuristic night market Bibliography: Jataka Tales, by Ellen C. Babbitt. Web source.

EDIT: The latest version of this story can be found here . In the year 2077, there was a man of much honor, but with no master, wandering the streets of Night City. This man's name was Goro Takemura, former bodyguard to the now-deceased CEO of the Arasaka Corporation, Saburo Arasaka. Once a distinguished man, now he was nothing more than another street rat, seeking for a way to survive in the dirty gutters of the city. He had been unable to save Saburo, as he had been told to step out the room moments before Saburo's own son committed patricide and killed his father in a fit of rage. Then he had been left for dead, unsuccessfully attacked by assassins sent by Yorinobu to tie up any loose ends. During his escape from Yorinobu's hitmen, he was with V at the time, who had unfortunately been in the middle of a heist in Yorinobu's penthouse when the family feud went down. Fate had brought them together, and now they walked the streets of Night City trying to find a way to br...

- The Sandy Road is a short but riveting tale, as the men are put into danger within a few sentences thanks to a poor decision and unfortunate event. The setting of the Sandy Road would fit perfectly into the setting of the Badlands in Cyberpunk. - Oxen in the futuristic world of Cyberpunk would not make that much sense, so I could replace their method of transport with normal vehicles, but keep the element of having a pilot lead them with either a physical navigator or some sort of AI navigation system. - The plot of the Sandy Road is extremely short, with the story being finished within a couple scrolls of the webpage. This means when I write my own story on it, I need to flesh out each section of the story, and add some dialogue so that it is entertaining to read even though it is longer than the source. A desert scene, easy to get lost in without a pilot Bibliography: Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt

 -The story of the Ox Who Won the Forfeit would be an easy tale to rewrite in the Cyberpunk universe, especially with the elements of a man boasting too much and being unable to deliver. This would be a perfect scenario to write Jacky into. -Rather than have the ox be a person or an animal, it could be a piece of machinery Jacky does not understand how to operate and attempts to flaunt off to the public as some amazing piece of tech. -Most jataka tales involving tricksters seem to follow a pattern where I can insert Jacky into the stories as his personality is one that matches the energy being carried by the stories. Ox pulling one wagon with the help of another Web source: Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt

 - The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking involves two geese transporting a turtle since he doesn't have the means to travel with them, so I could write a story in Cyberpunk about someone from another district who doesn't have the funds or status to move elsewhere. - If it is a short story, add photos with little captions showing actions so that there is some form of progression.  - Instead of having someone fall from the sky to their death, the reason the new "Turtle" dies could be from getting shoved out of the car onto the highway or falling off a bridge. With a human element there's many different ways I could write in the downfall of the Turtle, especially in Night City. Geese and the turtle Web source: Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt

 - The Merchant of Seri's storyline is one that fits the Cyberpunk universe easily. There is a black market in Cyberpunk, so a fair amount of bartering and trading objects of worth is present in the world. Rather than trading brass and tinware, I could have merchants trading cybernetic implants or weapons and ammo. - A story can be told in a few conversations. The Merchant of Seri is nothing more than a conversation between the grandmother and the first merchant, followed by an exchange with her granddaughter, and then a conversation with the second merchant. Keep dialogue interesting and moving so that it does not feel like extra fluff. - In the original story the merchant escapes across the river by boat, but there's no dividing segment like that within Night City. Instead that could be replaced with access to a housing area for the elite, or just a new apartment. A golden bowl Web source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt