Storytelling is a wonderful medium to learn the ups and downs of life. It provides a wonderful opportunity to learn the lessons of life in an entertaining and engaging way. Panchatantra is one such collection of stories which children love a lot because of the use of various animals in the narrative. It can be exciting to exchange letters with friends having interest in moral stories. This is a simple letter to a friend about a Panchatantra story that teaches the value of being oneself.
To
ABC
C/0 XYZ
Address of ABC
Dear ABC,
I hope you are keeping a good health. It was great to receive your letter. I am not surprised that your interest in stories is still the same as I remember. I particularly remember that you were very fond of the Panchatantra stories. As per your request, let me share a Panchatantra story that teaches the value of being oneself.
Once upon a time, there used to live a jackal in a forest near the city. While all the other jackals used to roam together in a pack, this particular jackal, being more curious and adventurous, would occasionally explore the city in search of food. The occasional trip quickly turned into habit because of the availability of variety of cooked food by humans and the jackal started to go to the city routinely. This had its own shortcoming as the city could be a dangerous place for an animal like a jackal.
One day as the Jackal was looking to enter a house in search of food, a loud barking noise alerted him. The sight of a group of big ferocious dogs running towards him made him tremble with fear. On the first opportunity, he ran in the opposite direction as fast as he could. In the haste, he fell in a bucket full of blue dye. The Jackal came out of the bucket well after the dogs had went past him. As he saw his reflection in a nearby broken mirror, he was astonished to see himself completely dyed blue and took some time to get used to it.
The Jackal thought that with his new look, no one in the jungle would recognize him. Hence, he could take advantage of the situation. The scene played out as the Jackal had anticipated. As he entered the jungle, all the animals were amused as they had never seen a creature like him with blue color before. The Jackal announced to everyone that he had been sent by Lord Indra to rule over the jungle. And anyone trying to oppose him would have to face the wrath of Lord Indra himself as he would destroy the entire jungle along with the inhabitants. The animals were frightened to the core and hesitantly decided to follow the Jackal as instructed.
The Jackal ordered that from now on the foremost duty of the other animals would be to look after his needs so that he could serve them better. The first thing the Jackal demanded was food, plenty of it. All the animals did their best to bring as much food as possible for the new king and only after the Jackal was done eating, the others would eat. The Jackal was happy that he was the new king but he was also suspicious of the pack of jackals as he felt threatened that they may recognize him one day. So, he banished the jackals from the jungle.
Time passed by and the Jackal continued to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of the forest animals. He also need not step out to the city again thereby avoiding the dogs. One day as luck would have it the pack of the banished jackals came close to the forest periphery and began to howl together. When the blue Jackal heard the sound, he could not resist his internal urge and began to howl himself, forgetting his new identity. The other animals present during the scene stared at the Jackal in disbelief. Their mighty king was no more than a mere Jackal! The animals felt deceived and were very angry. Without wasting any time, they attacked the Jackal and killed him that instant without any delay.
Moral of the story: One who pretends black is white must be prepared for a nasty end.
Tell me about your favorite Panchatantra story in your next letter. Hope to hear from you soon!
Yours lovingly,
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