The story of the
blue Jackal
Once upon a time there lived a jackal who strayed into a
city in search of food. He was hungry and was being chased by a group of
dogs. He accidentally entered the house of a dyer and fell into a vat of
indigo(blue), and was stained blue from head to toe. When he escaped from
the house back into the forest, all animals were surprised at his appearance
and could not place its identity. Taking advantage of the situation, the
jackal decided to play the situation to his advantage. He proclaimed that he
was Fierce Owl, sent by the king of Gods, Indra, to earth to gaurd the
forest.
The gullible animals believed the jackal. The jackal then
appointed the Lion as his Prime minister, tiger as his gaurdian of the bed
chamber and the elephant was made the door keeper. He then drove all the
jackals out of sight from the forest for fear of being recognized. The
animals would hunt food and bring it to the self proclaimed king and the
king would distribute the food to all equally just as a king would do. So he
was leading a life of luxury.
One day a herd of jackals were passing by howling to
their glory. Unable to control his natural instinct, FierceOwl showed his
natural voice and howled at the top of his voice. Hearing this howl, the
animals realised that they had been fooled by a jackal and killed the jackal
instantly.
MORAL:
Excess of
Greed is harmful. |