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.
Long ago, there lived a monkey on a Jamun (Black-berry) tree by the side of a river. The tree was always full of fruits, which were as sweet as nectar. The Monkey used to eat fruits from the tree. The monkey was happily passing his days jumping from one tree to another. Once, a crocodile came out of the waters and took rest under the tree on which the monkey lived.
The monkey was sitting high on a branch of a tree; saw the crocodile taking rest under the tree. The monkey became very willing to talk to the crocodile. Since the monkey had no friends, he wanted to make friends with that crocodile. Addressing the crocodile, the monkey said, “As you are taking rest under the tree, you are my guest and it is my duty to offer you food.” The monkey gave a lot of Jamuns (Black-berries) to the crocodile to eat. The crocodile ate them to his fill. The crocodile thanked the monkey for his kindness and went home.
The crocodile started coming ashore everyday and enjoy the fruits offered by the monkey. Soon they became good friends. Both of them started spending time with each other discussing the world. One day, the crocodile asked the monkey for some Jamuns (Black-berries) to take for his wife. The Monkey happily gave the fruits to the crocodile. The crocodile took the fruits with pleasure to his wife and also narrated the whole story to her.
After eating the fruits, the crocodile's wife was overjoyed and said to her husband, "Dear, if these fruits are so tasty, then the monkey who eats these fruits must be ten times tastier than these fruits. Why don't you bring the heart of this monkey for my meals?”
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| The Monkey and the Crocodile |
The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tales from the Panchatantra
Long ago, there lived a monkey on a Jamun (Black-berry) tree by the side of a river. The tree was always full of fruits, which were as sweet as nectar. The Monkey used to eat fruits from the tree. The monkey was happily passing his days jumping from one tree to another. Once, a crocodile came out of the waters and took rest under the tree on which the monkey lived.
The monkey was sitting high on a branch of a tree; saw the crocodile taking rest under the tree. The monkey became very willing to talk to the crocodile. Since the monkey had no friends, he wanted to make friends with that crocodile. Addressing the crocodile, the monkey said, “As you are taking rest under the tree, you are my guest and it is my duty to offer you food.” The monkey gave a lot of Jamuns (Black-berries) to the crocodile to eat. The crocodile ate them to his fill. The crocodile thanked the monkey for his kindness and went home.
The crocodile started coming ashore everyday and enjoy the fruits offered by the monkey. Soon they became good friends. Both of them started spending time with each other discussing the world. One day, the crocodile asked the monkey for some Jamuns (Black-berries) to take for his wife. The Monkey happily gave the fruits to the crocodile. The crocodile took the fruits with pleasure to his wife and also narrated the whole story to her.
After eating the fruits, the crocodile's wife was overjoyed and said to her husband, "Dear, if these fruits are so tasty, then the monkey who eats these fruits must be ten times tastier than these fruits. Why don't you bring the heart of this monkey for my meals?”
