Once upon a time there lived a jackal in a forest. His name
was Chandarava.
One day, Chandarava roamed since morning in search of food
but he found no food. He was worn and hungry.
So the hungry jackal trespassed the forest and entered the
nearby village. The village was guarded by dogs. The dogs started gathered
around the jackal to attack him. Fearing merciless attack, the jackal ran with
all his strength. He suddenly jumped the small boundary of a house where a vat
of blue dye was kept. The house belonged to the village washer man.
Running in haste and fear, the jackal jumped into the dye
vat. He struggled for quite sometime and managed to escape. When the dogs saw
the jackal they ran away.
The jackal saw his fur blue. He was very disappointed and
returned hungry to his home in forest. It was already night and the jackal
spelt hungry that night.
Next morning, when the jackal came out in search of food, he
noticed that other animals appeared terrorized and ran away on seeing him.
The jackal understood that the animals were unable to
recognize him. So he politely called them and said, 'Dear animals, do not be
sacred of me. I was created by Lord Brahma himself. He has bestowed me with
powers and intelligence to rule and protect the animals of this jungle as your
King'.
The animals appeared assured. They discussed among themselves
and said, 'O King! We are obligated to have you as our leader. We will be happy
to serve you. You can ask us whatever you need'.
The jackal gave the animals different roles and
responsibilities, but kept away other jackals in fear being recognized. The
animals served him royally with food, water and took care of him.
The jackal continued ruling the animals for quite sometime.
One evening, the jackal heard a hound of jackals. He was carried away by sense
of belonging and began howling.
When the council of animals around the jackal saw him
standing and howling, they realized that the animal they have been serving as
their King was nothing but a jackal in guise.
The animals felt deceived and became very angry. He decided
to out rule the jackal and punish him for deceiving them for so long.
Soon they surrounded the jackal and mercilessly tore him to
pieces. The jackal died.
Moral: Be truthful. People who lie and deceive others see a
bad ending.
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