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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