Hello,
My name is Amita and welcome back to the series of Panchatantra short stories.
So Panchatantra stories are the oldest surviving fables from ancient India.
These are spread all over the world for centuries,
Especially as bedtime stories for kids.
So I am starting this Panchatantra series of 60 stories.
Hope you like it.
Suddenly a young doe saw a pile of grain scattered on the ground.
The happy young doe informed this to his other friends.
The hungry doe rushed in the direction of food.
But the chief of the flock was very wise.
He stopped the young doves and said,
Wait!
In this deep jungle where there is no habitat around,
How can so much grain be scattered?
It must be a trick of some hunter.
However,
The exhausted and hungry young doves did not pay any heed to his warning and settled down to eat the grains.
In no time all the young doves found themselves trapped in the hunter's nest.
The scared young doves called their chief.
Please help out.
We are sorry for ignoring the warning.
And now we are facing the consequences.
We promise you we will never do this again.
The chief felt pity over the young doves and decided to save them from this unexpected calamity.
The chief said,
All of you exert together and fly with the net.
The doves followed the instructions.
The hunter was hiding behind the bush waiting for the right opportunity to come out.
When he saw them flying with the net,
He shouted and helplessly ran after them,
But in vain.
All the doves reached high up in the sky.
The chief of the doves then directed,
Fly up to the temple which is behind the hill.
The doves obeyed him and flew towards the temple.
After reaching near the temple,
The chief said,
Get down here.
One of my old friends,
King of the rats,
Lives here with his family.
He will certainly help us out from the calamity.
The chief then went near the hole in the temple and gave a call.
Oh friend,
Please come out and please help my friends here.
Recognizing the voice of his old friend,
The king of the rats rushed out.
Seeing the other doves in the net,
He at once understood their trouble.
The noble king then rushed to his hole and returned with a number of rats.
All the rats put their efforts together,
Nipped the net and set the doves free.
The relieved doves thanked the rats and flew back home happily.
