Long time ago, there lived a Lion
named Madotkata in a forest. The lion had three friends - jackal, crow and
wolf.
The jackal, crow and wolf knew
that the lion was powerful and ruled the forest. So their friendship was lion
was beneficial to all of them.
They stopped searching for food on
their own and feed on the leftovers the lion gave them. They became powerful as
they were king's friends and always obeyed the lion's orders to keep good terms
with him.
One afternoon, a camel who had
lost his way came in the forest. While searching his way, the camel came across
the three friends who were passing the same way.
The three animals realized that
the camel was new in the forest and had lost his way.
The jackal became greedy and said,
“we should kill and eat him.”
The wolf then replied, “It is a
tall animal and cannot be reached easily. We should tell lion about it”.
The three of them agreed and went
to the lion. The jackal said, “Your majesty! A camel has entered your territory
without your knowledge and consent. It is bears good fresh. We should kill it
for our meal”.
But the lion got angry and said,
“The camel has lost its way and come here for refuge. How can you think of
killing it? We should provide him shelter and food. Go get him now”.
The three animals got disappointed
and went to the camel. They told the camel that the lion wants to see him and
provide him with shelter and food as the camel had lost his way.
But the camel felt sacred and
suspected the lion's intentions. He saw no way to escape. So he decided to meet
the lion and left things on destiny to decide his fate.
The lion was happy to see the
camel and warmly welcomed him. He assured the camel of safety in the forest.
The camel was relieved to hear
lion. He started living with them.
One day, while hunting the lion
had a fight with a mighty elephant. The lion was badly injured and could not
hunts for several days. Due to this, the lion and his friends went hungry for
days and were starved.
But the camel gazed happily in the
forest. Seeing this, the three friends went to the lion and said, “Your Majesty! It’s been days since you have
eaten. You are badly injured and becoming weak day by day. But it would be easy
to kill and eat camel. Why do not you do so ?”
Hearing this, the lion got annoyed
and said, “No! We cannot kill the camel. He has trusted me. You are mean to
think so. Do not give me such evil suggestion again”.
But the jackal, crow and wolf were
greedy. They planned to kill the Camel. They went to the Camel and said, “Our
king is injured and weak. He is unable to hunt and has not eaten for days. Therefore
we consider it as our duty to sacrifice ourselves to save his life.
The innocent camel didn’t
understand their plan and went with them to lion's.
The crow came forward first and
asked the lion to eat it. He said, “Your majesty we were unable to find food
for you. Kindly take me as your food and make me obliged”. The lion refused. He
said, “I would rather die than commit such sin.”
The jackal followed the crow. He
said, “Your Majesty, the crow is too small to satisfy your hunger. It is my
duty to serve you. Kindly take me as your food.” The humble lion refused to do
so.
Then the Wolf came to offer
himself to the lion saying, “Your Majesty, the jackal is quite small. Kindly
take me as your food.” The lion once again said no to the wolf.
Seeing this camel felt reassured
that the lion was kind and wouldn't kill him even if he offers himself.
He told the lion,” Your Majesty! A
friend in need is a friend indeed. You are in trouble so as a friend I offer
you myself for your food.”
The lion was convinced. He
attacked the camel and killed it. The lion and his friends feed on it for
several days.
Moral: Beware of Mean Friends.
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