Story from the Panchatantra-The Monkey and the Wedge

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The Monkey and the Wedge-A Tale from the Panchatantra 

The Monkey and the Wedge

   There was once a merchant who employed many carpenters and architects to build a temple in his garden. Regularly, they would start work in the morning; and take a break for the mid-day meals, and they return to resume work till evening.
 
   One day, a group of monkey arrived at the site of the building and watched the workers leaving for their mid-day meals.
 
   One of the carpenters was sawing a huge log of wood. Since, it was only half-done; he placed a wedge in between to avert the log from closing up. He then went off along with the other workers for his meal.
 
   When all the workers were gone, the group of monkeys came down from the trees and started jumping around the site, and playing with the instruments of the workers.

Story from the Panchatantra

Story from the Panchatantra - The Fish that were too Clever

This is one of the interesting tales from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known tales or fables collection in India. In every tales of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

 The Fish that were too Clever

 Once upon a, two fish lived in a pond. Their names were Satabuddhi (having the understanding of a hundred) and Sahasrabuddhi (having the understanding of a thousand). The two of them had a frog for a friend, whose name was Ekabuddhi (having the understanding of one).

They would enjoy friendly conversation on the bank for a time, and then they would return to the water. One day when they had gathered for conversation and fun, some fishermen came by just as the sun was setting. The fishermen were carrying nets in their hands and many dead fish on their heads.

When the fishermen saw the certain pond where the fishes and the frog live in, they said to one another, "There seem to be a lot of fish in this pond, and the water is very low. Let us come back here tomorrow morning!" After saying this, they went home.

These words struck the three friends like a thunderbolt, and they took counsel with one another.

The frog said, "Oh, my dear Satabuddhi and Sahasrabuddhi, what shall we do? Should we flee from here or stay here?"

Hearing this, Sahasrabuddhi laughed and said, "Oh, my friend, don't be afraid of words alone! They probably will not come back. But even if they do come back, I will be able to protect myself and you as well, through the power of my understanding. I know many pathways through the water."

Fable from the Panchatantra-The Donkey and the cunnung Fox

   This is one of the interesting fable from the Panchatantra collection.The Panchatantra is very well known fables collection in India. In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Donkey and the cunning Fox

  The Donkey and the cunning Fox

   - A Fable from the Panchatantra

   Once there was a foolish donkey lived in a town. The town was situated near a forest. In that forest there lived a lion as the jungle king and his minister, a cunning fox. Once, the king lion was badly wounded in a ferocious fighting with an elephant. He became unable to hunt for his hunger. So the lion asked his minister, the cunning fox to bring some good meal for him. As the fox used to share the victim, that king lion hunted for his meals. So the fox then set out to search for food.

   While traveling here and there, the fox met a donkey. The donkey looked foolish, nervous and hungry. The fox asked him, "Hello! You seem to be new to this forest. Where do you actually come from?"
 
"I come from the nearby town", said the foolish donkey. "My master, the dhobi makes me work all day, but doesn't feed me properly. So I have left my home to find a better place to live in and eat properly."

"I see", said the cunning fox. "Don't worry. I am a senior minister in this forest kingdom. Come with me to the king's palace. Our king needs a bodyguard, who has the experience of town life. You will live in the palace and eat a lot of green grass growing around the whole jungle."

The Dog in a foreign country-Fables from the Panchatantra

   This is one of the interesting fables from the Panchatantra collection.The Panchatantra is very well known fables collection in India. In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Dog in a Foreign Country

The Dog in a Foreign Country

- Fables from the Panchatantra



   In a certain place there once lived a dog. That dog had a spotted body. So the other dogs named, Tschitranga. A long-lasting famine set in that place. The other dogs and the other animals began to leave their families to another place, because they had no food to live.

   Tschitranga, whose throat was thin with hunger and he was driven by fear to another country (city). There in a certain city he went to a certain house. Day after day where, due to the carelessness of the housekeeper, many good things to eat were left lying about and he ate his fill. However, in leaving that house, other ferocious dogs surrounded him on all sides and split into him on all parts of his body with their teeth.

   Then the dog, reconsidered his situation and said, "It is better to stay at home, even during a famine you can live there in peace, and no one bites you to pieces. I will return to my own city."

Story from the Panchatantra - Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

   This is one of the interesting story from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known short story or fables collection in India. In every story from the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

  Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

    - A story from the Panchatantra

   
   It was a meeting of all the gods in heaven. Lord Indra was also sitting on his thrown. His favourite parrot was perched on one of the arms of the throne. Lord Indra loved his parrot very much.

   Soon, thereafter, the arrival of Lord of Death was announced. The next moment, entered the Lord of Death in the conference hall. The Lord of Death cast a glance at the parrot and smiled. Seeing him smiling, the parrot began trembling with fear, as it knew that the smile of Lord of Death must have some meaning and it could not be without reason. Seeing the parrot trembling with fear, the gods requested Lord of Death to spare parrot's life as it was very dear to Lord Indra.

   "I have no authority in such matters," said Lord of Death. "You will have to speak to Destiny in this respect."

Tales from the Panchatantra - The Brahman's Wife and the Mongoose

   This is one of the interesting tales from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known short story or fables collection in India. In every tales of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Brahmans Wife and the Mongoose

   The Brahman's Wife and the Mongoose

 - Tales from the Panchatantra

   Once upon a time there lived a Brahman in a certain city. His wife gave birth to a son, and then to a mongoose. Full of love for her children, she cared for the mongoose like a son, nursing him at her breast, rubbing him with salve, and so forth. However, she did not trust him, thinking that in keeping with the evil nature of his species he might harm her son.

   As is rightly said: A son will bring joy to his parent’s heart, even if he is uneducated, bad, malformed, foolish, and sinful. And as also is said: Sandalwood salve cools and soothes, but a son's embrace far excels sandalwood salve. The relationship with one's son is more important than that with a best friend, a good father, or any other person.

   One day, after nicely tucking the boy into his bed, she took the water pitcher and said to her husband, "Listen, I am going to the pond to fetch water. You must protect our son from the mongoose."

Tales from the Panchatantra - The four Friends and the Hunter

   This is one of the interesting tales from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known short story or fables collection in India. In every tales of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The four Friends and the Hunter

   The four friends and the Hunter

     - Tales from the Panchatantra

   Long, long ago, there lived three friends in a jungle. They were-a deer, a crow and a mouse. They were very close in relationship and they used to share their meals together.

   One day, a tortoise came to them and said, "I also want to join your company and become your friend. I am all alone."

   "You are most welcome, But what about your personal safety? There are many hunters around. They visit this jungle regularly. Suppose, a hunter comes, how will you save yourself?" said the crow to the tortoise.

   "That is the reason why I want to join your group," said the tortoise

   No sooner had they talked about it than a hunter appeared on the scene. Seeing the hunter, the deer darted away. The crow flew in the sky and the mouse ran into a hole. The tortoise tried to crawl away fast, but he was caught by the hunter. The hunter tied him up in the net. The hunter was sad to lose the deer. But he thought, it was better to feast on the tortoise rather than to go hungry.

Tales from the Panchatantra - The Crows and the Snake

   This is one of the interesting tales from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known tales or fables collection in India. In every tales of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Crows and the Snake

   The Crows and the Snake

- A Tales from the Panchatantra

    
   Once upon a time, there stood a huge banyan tree on the outskirts of a small village. In this banyan tree there lived a pair of crows with their young ones. One day, a snake came to live in the hole at the bottom of the tree. The crows were not happy at the arrival of the snake, but they could do nothing.

   After a few days, the female crow hatched a few more eggs and some more baby crows were born. When the crows went out in search of food, the snake crawled up the tree and ate up the babies. When the crows came back, they could not locate their babies. They chased high and low, but to no avail. The crows were full of sorrow on the sad loss of their young ones.

   After a few months, the female crow hatched some more eggs. This time female crow stayed in the nest while the male crow went out in search of food. The snake was greedy and ignoring the presence of the female crow, he crept up the tree and attacked the babies. The female crow who was keeping a watchful eye on her babies, tried to fight with the snake, but she was weak. Hearing the shouting of the female craw, other crows came to help her, but the snake had already eaten the young ones and slithered back into his hole.

   This killing became the feature of their life. Every time the crows laid their eggs, the snake crawled up the tree and ate all the young ones. Due to this, the crows were never able to raise their young ones. The crows were sad, but they didn’t know how to get free from this killer snake.

Tales from the Panchatantra - The Talkative Tortoise

   This is one of the interesting tales from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known tales or fables collection in India. In every tales of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Talkative Tortoise

   The Talkative Tortoise

- Tales from the Panchatantra

   
  Once upon a time, there was a tortoise and two geese. The tortoise lived in a pond and he made friends with two geese who used to come and visit him at the pond. All of them were happy for the past few years.

   Once they faced a drought that lasted for several months. Due to this, all the rivers, lakes and ponds went dry. There was not a drop of water to drink for the birds and the animals. They began to die of thirst and boiling heat. Many of them decided to migrate to some fruitful lands.

   The three friends also decided to leave the pond and to go to some distant lake, full of water, to settle down there for ever. But it was quite difficult to shift at a distant place. Although, it was quite easy for the geese as they could fly but the problem was for tortoise. The tortoise could not fly and to cover that distance on foot was really difficult.

   All of them had a conversation, as to what could be a possible solution for this problem. The geese suggested a plan, according to which, tortoise would have to hold a piece of stick by his mouth and which would be carried slowly while holding its two ends by them. The only condition was that the tortoise should not speak; otherwise he would fall and die without cause. The geese were worried because they knew that tortoise was very talkative and it was difficult for him to keep his mouth shut. The tortoise got the logic and promised not to open his mouth during the entire journey.

Fables from the Panchatantra - The Musical Donkey

   This is one of the interesting fables from the Panchatantra collection.The Panchatantra is very well known fables collection in India. In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Musical Donkey

  The Musical Donkey

   Once upon a time, there lived a washer man in a village. The washer man had a thin donkey. The donkey used to work for the washer man and carry loads of clothes to the river bank by the day. The donkey was not satisfied with the food that was provided by the washer man. In the nights, he usually wandered in the fields nearby and ate the crops stealthily.

   One night, the donkey met a jackal and made friends with him. Both of them went out in search of food. They found a field full of cucumbers and had them to their full. They were happy to found a nice place for their food and decided that they would come daily to eat cucumbers. Now daily, they came to the field to have cucumbers. Soon, the donkey started looking healthy and fat.

   One day night, after a tasty meal of cucumbers, the donkey was extremely happy. He was so happy that he got a passionate desire to sing a song. He told the jackal that he was overwhelmed and wanted to express his happiness in a melodious song. The jackal immediately replied, "Don't be a fool. If you sing, the guards sleeping in and around this field will wake up and beat us black and blue with sticks”.

Fables from the Panchatantra - The Sparrow and the Elephant

   This is one of the interesting fables from the Panchatantra collection.The Panchatantra is very well known fables collection in India. In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

The Sparrow and the Elephant

 The Sparrow and the Elephant

   Once upon a time, there lived a sparrow with her family on a banyan tree. They built a nest and the sparrow laid her eggs in the nest. One afternoon, a wild elephant came under the tree unable to bear the heat of the sun. Suddenly in a fit of rage, the elephant broke a branch of the tree on which the nest was built. Unfortunately, all the eggs of the sparrow got crushed though the parents were saved. The she-sparrow was full of misery and began weeping for her eggs.

   A woodpecker, a close friend of the sparrow, heard her crying and moved by her grief asked her, “Why are you crying, my friend?”

   The she-sparrow said, “The wicked elephant has destroyed my offspring. If you are a true friend of mine suggest a way to kill him”. The woodpecker consoled her and told her that he knew a fly and she would definitely help them, to kill the elephant. 

Tales from the Panchatantra - The Brahmin's Dream

     The Panchatantra is the ancient story collection in India and it is very well-known collection of children stories. There will be a good lesson and a moral of the story at the end in every story. Here we will read an interesting story that is collected from the Panchatantra.

 

The Brahmin's Dream

    The Brahmin's Dream

   Once upon a time, there lived a Brahmin in a village. He was all alone and had no friends or relatives. He was very poor and used to beg for his living. Whatever food he got as begging, he kept in a pot which was made by clay and hung it beside his bed. Whenever he felt hungry, he took out some food from that pot and ate it.

   One day, the Brahmin got a quantity of rice mush, so much that even after eating to his full, a full of his pot was left. The Brahmin was very happy to get such quantity of food. At the middle of the night, the Brahmin lay on his bed but he could not take his eyes from the pot. Soon, he was fast asleep. He began to dream that the pot is overflowing with rice mush.

   The Brahmin dreamed that if a famine came to the land, then he could sell it for a hundred silver coins. With these silver coins, he would buy a pair of goats. They would have kids in every six months and soon he would achieve a group of goats. Then he would trade the goats for buffaloes and cows. Then they would have their young ones. They would grow up and give lots of milk. He would sell the milk in the market and make lots of butter and curd from it. Then he would sell that butter and curd in the market. Like this, he would become a rich man in the country.

Fables from the Pachatantra - The Gold giving Snake

   This is one of the interesting fables from the Panchatantra collection.In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and a moral of the story.

 

The Gold giving Snake

  The Gold giving Snake   

Once upon a time, there was a poor Brahmin (priest) named Haridatta. He used to work hard in the fields, but could not get the result out of it. One day, after the tiring working hours, he was laid down in the shadow of a big tree, in the middle of the field. At that time, he saw a terrible snake with a big hood coming out of an anthill. The poor Brahmin thought that the snake might be the guardian of the field (in Hindu religion snake is consider as a symbol of goddess, Manasa) and he had not paid any homage to it for once. This could be the reason for the barrenness of the field where he worked.

   Instantly, he went to bring some milk and offered the milk to the snake in a bowl. While offering the milk with due respect, he addressed the snake, “Oh, Guardian of this field! I didn’t know that you reside here that is why I never offered you anything. Please forgive me”. After this whole event he went back to his home that day. Next day, when the farmer Brahmin came to plough the field, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. Now this became a regular event of Brahmin’s life. Daily he served milk to the snake and found a gold coin.

Tales from the Panchatantra - The Brahmin's Gift

The Brahmin's Gift

   The Panchatantra is the ancient story collection in India and it is very well-known collection of children stories. There will be a good lesson and a moral of the story at the end in every story. Here we will read an interesting story that is collected from the Panchatantra. 
     
      The Brahmin's Gift

   Once, there lived a pious Brahmin (Priest) in a small village. He used to perform religious services. One day he was rewarded with a goat for his services by a wealthy man. The Brahmin was very happy to get a goat as the reward. He happily carried the goat over his shoulder and began the journey towards his home. On the way, three frauds saw the Brahmin taking the goat. All of them were lazy and wanted to cheat the Brahmin. They wanted to take away the goat from the Brahmin.

   They said each other,” This goat will make a delicious meal for all of us. Let's somehow get it”.

   They discussed the matter among themselves and made a plan to get the goat from the Brahmin. After deciding the plan, they got separated from one another and took different hiding positions at three different places on the way of the Brahmin.

   As soon as, the Brahmin arrived at a lonely place, one of the frauds came out from his hiding place and asked Brahmin in a shocking manner, “Sir, what are you doing? I don't understand why a pious man like you needs to carry a dog on his shoulders?"

   The Brahmin was surprised to hear such words. He screamed, “Can't you see? It's not a dog but a goat, you stupid fool".

   The fraud replied,” Sir, I beg your pardon. I told you what I saw. I am sorry, if you don’t believe it.”

   The Brahmin was very angry on that and started his journey once again.

Fables from the Panchatantra - The little Mice and the big Elephant

   This is one of the interesting fables from the Panchatantra collection.In every story of the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and a moral of the story.

The Little Mice and the Big Elephant

The Little Mice and the Big Elephants

   Once upon a time, a village was ruined by an earthquake. The houses and roads got totally damaged. The village was totally crushed. Due to this, the villagers were forced to leave their houses and to settle somewhere else. Finding the place vacant, the mice began to live in the destroyed houses. Soon their number grew into hundreds and thousands.

    There was a big lake located near the ruined village. A group of elephants used to visit the lake for drinking water. This was the only way available for them to reach the lake. On their way to the lake, the elephants killed hundreds of mice daily under their heavy feet. For this reason, the population of the mice was affected. The problem was getting bigger and bigger day by day.To find out a solution for this problem, the mice held a meeting. They decided that a request should be made to the king of the elephants about this problem.