Long ago, in a small village there
lived a priest. The priest used to offer prayers and perform various rituals.
One day the priest went to the
home of a wealthy merchant to perform holy rituals. The rich man gave the
priest clothes, sweets, some gold coins and a goat. The priest 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
priest. They wanted to take away the boat from the priest by fooling him. So
they made a plan. The three men got separated and hide at different places on
the way which the Priest would take for returning back home.
When the Priest 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
priest 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 Priest was annoyed, but he
ignored and started his journey again.
A mile ahead, the second man came
out and asked the Priest, "Sir, why us a holy man like you carrying a dead
calf on your shoulder?" The Priest was extremely angry and yelled,
"How can a living goat appear to be a dead calf? But the second man slyly
replied, "Sir, its 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
Priest continued on his way.
After some distance, the third man
appeared and laughingly asked the Priest, "Sir, you are carrying a donkey
on your shoulder? People will laugh on you”. Hearing this the Priest became
anxious. He started wondering if the he was carrying a goat or ghost that
changed its appearances.
The Priest 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 Priest.
Moral: Never get carried away by
what others say.
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