Ujjwalaka was poor and was not
doing good in this business. He was sad and upset, so decided to move to some
other town. So one day, Ujjwalaka and his family set out for journey to reach
other town.
On their way, the family saw a
female camel undergoing labor pains. The cartmaker's wife was kindhearted and
asked him to wait and help the female camel. The family stopped and Ujjwalaka's
wife nursed the camel.
The female camel gave birth to a
male baby. The family took care of the camel and her family.
They brought them to their new
settlement and started living with them. Over the years, the baby camel grew
up. The cartmaker's and his family were very fond of camel and her baby.
One day, the cart-maker tied a
bell around the young camel's neck. The bell jingled as the young camel moved
and played around.
The cart-maker started selling
camel's milk and made good earning from this. He bought another female camel
from the cattle fair. Gradually the cart-maker made good profits from sell of
camel milk and became rich.
Everyday, the camels moved in a
herd to gaze in the nearby forest. The young camel always trailed the herd. The
elder camels of the herd noted this and advised the young camel to keep pace
with herd and be with the herd. However, the young camel ignored their advise
and kept roaming at his own will.
One day, when the herd was
grazing, a lion heard the bell jingles. The lion followed the sound and saw the
herd. The lion was quick to see that a young camel far from the herd was gazing
alone.
The lion hid himself and when the
herd moved further, he attacked the young camel and killed it.
Moral: One should listen and
follow good advice.
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