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Once upon a time there lived a jackal who strayed into a city in
search of food. He was hungry and was being chased by a group of dogs. He accidentally
entered the house of a dyer and fell into a vat of indigo(blue), and was stained
blue from head to toe. When he escaped from the house back into the forest, all
animals were surprised at his appearance and could not place its identity. Taking
advantage of the situation, the jackal decided to play the situation to his advantage.
He proclaimed that he was Fierce Owl, sent by the king of Gods, Indra, to earth
to gaurd the forest.
The gullible animals believed the jackal. The
jackal then appointed the Lion as his Prime minister, tiger as his gaurdian of
the bed chamber and the elephant was made the door keeper. He then drove all the
jackals out of sight from the forest for fear of being recognized. The animals
would hunt food and bring it to the self proclaimed king and the king would distribute
the food to all equally just as a king would do. So he was leading a life of luxury.
One day a herd of jackals were passing by howling to their glory. Unable
to control his natural instinct, FierceOwl showed his natural voice and howled
at the top of his voice. Hearing this howl, the animals realised that they had
been fooled by a jackal and killed the jackal instantly.
MORAL: Excess
of Greed is harmful.
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