Long ago, in a small village there
lived a Brahmin. The Brahmin used to offer prayers and perform various rituals.
One day the Brahmin went to the
home of a wealthy merchant to perform holy rituals. The rich man gave the Brahmin
clothes, sweets, some gold coins and a goat. The Brahmin was very happy. He
slung the goat across his shoulder and began his journey back to home.
On the way, three sly men saw the Brahmin.
They wanted to take away the boat from the Brahmin by fooling him. So they made
a plan. The three men got separated and hide at different places on the way
which the Brahmin would take for returning back home.
When the Brahmin came to a lonely
place, one of the men came out and asked him “Sir why are you carrying this
ugly dog on your shoulder? You are a holy person and should not do.” The Brahmin
got angry and replied, “Don’t you see it is goat and not a dog. You are
stupid.” The man said, “Apology sir. But I told you what I saw. I am sorry if
you are unwilling to believe me.” The Brahmin was annoyed, but he ignored and
started his journey again.
A mile ahead, the second man came
out and asked the Brahmin, “Sir, why us a holy man like you carrying a dead
calf on your shoulder?” The Brahmin was extremely angry and yelled, “How can a
living goat appear to be a dead calf? But the second man slyly replied, “Sir,
it’s a calf that you are carrying as I told you. You probably do not know how a
goat looks like.” The man went away and the Brahmin continued on his way.
After some distance, the third man
appeared and laughingly asked the Brahmin, “Sir, you are carrying a donkey on
your shoulder? People will laugh on you”. Hearing this, the Brahmin became
anxious. He started wondering if the he was carrying a goat or ghost that
changed its appearances.
The Brahmin got extremely sacred.
He threw the goat on the road believing that it was a ghost and ran away. The
sly men caught hold of the goat for their feast and laughed back at the Brahmin.
Moral: Never get carried away by
what others say.
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