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.
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.
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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.
