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.
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| 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.
