The Indigo Jackal

 

Once upon a time, there was a “Jackal. One day he came to a nearby village in search of food. Seeing him a group of mongrels (dogs) began barking and growling and attacked the Jackals from all sides. He ran for his life.

The Jackal did not know what to do and he fell into a vat of indigo dye water. Now the Jackal was full of dyed indigo colour.

Meanwhile the dogs had stopped barking. The dogs got scared then they ran away.

The indigo Jackal returned to the forest. All animals saw him and totally surprised that what had happened. In this situation, the cunning Jackal hatched a plan. He declared “I am the king of the forest. Bring me some food to eat now”.

The frightened animals agreed. They brought food to him. Now the Jackal never cold or hungry anymore.

After a long time, it rained heavily. The indigo colour of Jackal washed away. He did not come to know that all the other animals saw that it was a jackal and got angry.

The animals realized that they had been tricked. The king was nothing. They all began to chase him and threw the jackal out of the forest.

Moral: Lying does not last long.