Ganesha and the Durva Grass

The fire-demon Analasura could shoot flames from his eyeballs, destroying anything he gazed upon. He attacked humans and gods alike, and even expelled Indra from heaven, proclaiming himself king.
The gods begged Ganesha to save them, so Ganesha disguised himself as a child, small and quick enough to escape Analasura's fireballs.
Analasura then attempted to swallow Ganesha, but Ganesha enlarged himself so that he swallowed Analasura instead.
This gave Ganesha a terrible stomachache; nothing could cool the heat in his belly.
The wise sage Kashyapa then offered Ganesha some durva grass, and when Ganesha ate the grass, he was cured.

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Inspired by: Stories of Lord Ganesha
Notes: Durva grass, Cynodon dactylon, is also known as Bermuda grass; you can read more at Wikipedia. This grass is still used as an offering to Ganesha, usually in the form of 21 shoots of grass. There are various stories that explain why durva grass is offered to Ganesha; this is just one of them.

jasmine, hibiscus and durva for Ganesha