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“Therefore, Sir, let us not imagine that Meghavarna, the Crow King, will be more loyal to you than he has been to King Silver Plume and the kingdom of Karpuradweepa,” said the wise old vulture, Doordarshi. “I think you are right, Doordarshi,” said the King, thinking over everything that he had heard, “I had thought […]
‘I will love the youngest and most beautiful one more than my other wives,’ he dreamt, ‘They will be jealous of one another and will try to please me. They will want me to love each of them more, so each one will try to do something special to look after me! I shall be
He dreamt that he was selling the pot of barley in the market and got ten cowries for it! Then he was buying more earthenware and selling them. He was getting richer with each new dream. The dreams got bigger and bigger. When the Brahmin had dreamt that he had sold the pots, then he
Devasharma was a Brahmin who lived in a town called Devakota. It was the custom among prosperous families to invite Brahmins on festive days for a feast and then give them gifts–sometimes grain, sometimes a goat or a cow. Once, Devasharma was invited during the festival of Maha-Sankranti for a feast. After the festivities and
“So you see, Sir, even if we were to make Meghavarna a viceroy, we should not expect that he will send us the taxes we demand. After all, he did deceive King Jewel Plume, posing as his friend,” said Doordarshi. “It is no use dreaming of what will happen in the future as we will
A crab who lived in the lake saw the crane taking the fish one by one to safety. He too wished to get away from the danger that he thought was hanging over the lake. so one day, he requested the crane to take him to the new lake. The crane was delighted. ‘Ah, ha!
The crane was just waiting to be asked. So he said, “I can fly. So, it will be possible for me to ferry you in my beak one at a time to a new lake if you wish.” The fish were very excited. They discussed it among themselves. “We can be safely transported and go
Therefore, Doordarshi told him the story of the Crane, the fish and the Crab. In the kingdom of Malwa was a beautiful lake full of lilies. In it, there lived many fish and water creatures, like crabs, frogs, toads and tadpoles. A crane also lived there. The crane was old and feeble and found it
“So you see, Sir,” said the vulture, “an unworthy person should not be given undue reward.” “It is not easy to hold a kingdom like Karpuradweepa, Sir,” advised the vulture, “You must find a good solution. If you give the charge to someone like Meghavarna, the Crow King, he will deceive you like he deceived
One day, it so happened that a tiger came sniffing around the sage’s hut. It saw the dog and chased it. The dog was frightened out of its wits seeing the huge tiger rushing after it, snarling. The sage, once more taking pity on the poor animal, transformed the dog into a tiger. The mouse
Doordarshi told King Jewel Plume the story of an arrogant mouse to illustrate his point of view. Long ago in a forest, there lived a sage named Mahatapas. One day, as he was meditating, a mouse, fleeing from a cat, jumped into his lap. Mahatapas gave it shelter and fed it grains. Soon, it grew
“That is why I said that one must listen to good advice from friends,” said Chakravaka to King Silver Plume. The King sighed because it was too late to repair the damage caused by his defeat. Just then the spy they had sent returned to tell them that it had indeed been Meghavarna, the crow,
As they flew over a village, people looked up in amazement seeing the swans carrying the tortoise. They pointed out the strange sight to one another, and cheered and shouted. At first, the tortoise was very happy to be the cause for so much sensation. He sailed along happily. But soon, he could hear their
“What are you trying to tell me?” asked the tortoise. “You have to be alert to all the dangers before you undertake a plan,” said the swans. “When we are flying to the new lake, you must be very alert. People will see us as we fly and will comment on it. You must not
The mongoose came out of its burrow the next day and saw the meat lying on the ground. He was tempted, but he was a cautious fellow. He wondered if this was some kind of a trap set by a hunter perhaps. So, he watched from inside his hollow. In a day or two, he