If you have a friend with whom you can share your hobbies, there can be nothing more satisfying and rewarding. For someone with interest in storytelling, letter writing can be a fun way to explore their interest. This is a simple letter to a friend recollecting an interesting Panchatantra tale: The Brahmin and the Cobra. The letter can be modified according to need and preference.
To
ABC
C/0 XYZ
Address of ABC
Dear ABC,
Your kind letter is just to hand. I am glad to know that you have secured distinction marks in your annual exam. You always had a keen interest not only in academic but also extracurricular activities like creative writing. I clearly remember the truckload of time we spent reading in the school library. I don’t know if you remember or not but today I am going to share an interesting Panchatantra story with you.
A long time ago in a village, there used to live a poor Brahmin farmer, Haridatta. He used to earn just enough by toiling on his field and manage his daily life by the skin of his teeth. On a hot day while working in his field, he found the heat too much to bear and decided to rest under the shade of the nearby tree. While resting, he noticed an anthill nearby the tree and a cobra sprang out from it with its hood raised.
Haridatta had not seen the cobra earlier in his life. A thought came to his mind that the cobra was the protector of the land sent by the Gods. Since he did not pray to the Cobra, he was not succeeding in his life in spite of his hard work. So, he offered his prayers and a plate full of milk to the Cobra in front of the anthill and returned to his home.
Next day when Haridatta returned, he saw a gold coin in the plate in which he had offered milk. He was very happy and decided to continue the tradition. Every day, he would offer his prayers and milk and receive a gold coin in return the next day. Thus, he prospered and eventually became rich.
One day the farmer decided to pay a visit to the nearby village for some work. He was in a fix to manage his daily routine of prayer and offering. After some thought, he decided to send his son in his place. Haridatta’s son too prayed to the Cobra as instructed and when he returned next day, he was astonished to find a gold coin in the plate. But as bad luck would have it, he turned greedy and thought that the anthill must be full of gold coins and there was no point to wait everyday for a gold coin. Rather, he would kill the snake and take all the gold coin for himself at one go.
Next morning, the son was waiting near the anthill for the Cobra to arrive. As soon as the Cobra came out, he attacked him with a stick. But the cobra was quick to react and escaped the near deadly blow. He was furious on the unprovoked attack and in his anger bit the son. After some time, the boy died of the venom. The news spread like wild fire. The relatives of the boy were angry and wanted to take revenge. When Haridatta came to know of the incident, he was sad but he did not blame the cobra. He understood that it was the fault of his son.
Next day, Haridatta again visited the anthill and offered his daily prayers. This time, the Cobra came out and told him that it was a matter of disgust that instead of mourning the death of his son, he was here in hope of a gold coin. It was only greed ant not respect that he had come here. The Cobra continued that Hariddata’s son was blinded by the exuberance of youth but Haridatta neither cared for his lost son nor for his injuries. Hence, it was futile to continue with such a relationship. The Cobra presented a diamond to Haridatta as a last gift and warned him never to come again.
Moral of the story: There is no greater disaster than greed
I hope the story brought back some of the old memories. I really enjoyed relieving the story telling days. I will be waiting for a new story from you next time. Keep in touch!
Yours lovingly,
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