Once there lived
a priest in a village. His name was Swabhavakripna.
Swabhavakripna
was poor and used to beg for his living. He was all alone in this world. He had
no relatives or friends.
One day the
priest returned home lat. He was tried and soon fell asleep.
The priest
starting dreaming of becoming a rich man. He saw him self wearing good clothes
and enjoying great food. He imagined having many shops and growing richer and
richer. He had healthy cattle and gave lots of milk and bore young ones. The
young ones grew to give more milk and reproduced further. He earned from
selling milk, butter and curd. He built a big house for himself. The priest saw
himself to be happy and rich. He lived a lavish life and soon married a
beautiful girl. He had sons. His sons grew up and they became very mischievous
and naughty. He scolded him and asked them not to run around and shout. But the
boys would not listen. So he took a bamboo and chased them.
The dreaming
priest went deep into his dreams and began moving his legs as he as chasing his
naughty boys. His leg hit the earthenware in which he had kept his food. He got
this food from begging during the day. The earthen pot fell and the food was
scattered all over.
The priest woke
up hearing the loud shattering sound. He was suddenly out of his dream and
shocked to see real world.
Seeing the scattered
food, the priest felt sad and slept hungry that night.
Moral: Do not
build castles in the air.
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