India : The Story Of a Crow, a Deer and a Jackal
.Folktale from India.
In a big forest, there lived a deer and a crow. They were great friends. The deer had grown plump and roamed about the forest without a care in the world.
One day, a jackal caught sight of the plump little deer.
"Hmmm!" said the jackal. "What a tasty dish the tender flesh of this young deer will make for me. Well, to begin with, I'II try to win his confidence."
One day, a jackal caught sight of the plump little deer.
"Hmmm!" said the jackal. "What a tasty dish the tender flesh of this young deer will make for me. Well, to begin with, I'II try to win his confidence."
The jackal thought it over and went across to the deer.
"Hello," he said. "How are things with you?"
"Who are you?" asked the deer.
"I am a jackal and I live in the forest here all by myself. I have no friends. Now that I've met you, I'd like to be your pal and will do anything you say to please you."
"Well, all right then," said the deer.
Afterward, when the sun had set, the two walked to the deer's home.
The deer's friend, the crow, lived nearby on the branch of a tree.
When he saw the jackal, he called out. "Friend deer, who is that you're with?"
"It's a jackal. He wants to be friends with us and so he has come along with me," said the deer.
"Do you think it's wise to make friends so quickly with someone you know nothing about?"Said the crow.
"You don't know what his family is like or what sort of a character he has. How can you invite him to stay with you without knowing all that?"
"C-r-o-w!" shouted the jackal angrily, "When you first met the deer, did you know anything about him, his family or his conduct? Then how is it that you are such great friends today?"
"Oh please, let's not argue," said the deer. "Let's all be friends. You can only know a friend from an enemy by the way he behaves."
"Oh all right," said the crow," as you wish."
And so they all started living together...
In this way, some time went by.
One day, the jackal took the deer aside and said to him, "Friend! In another part of the forest, there's a field full of corn. I'll takes you there and shows it to you."
The jackal took the deer along and showed him the field.
The deer began to go there every day and eat to his heart's content.
When the owner of the field noticed that someone was eating his corn, he set a trap and the deer was caught.
"Oh no! I must now count on my friend He will surely free me from this trap," the deer thought to himself.
Meanwhile, the jackal arrived on the scene and thought to himself, "This is what I have been waiting for. When he is killed by the owner of the field, his flesh will last me many, many days."
When the deer caught sight of the jackal, he shouted, "Oh friend! Please help me out! Only a friend like you can save me from such a dreadful plight!"
"But buddy," said the jackal, "the noose is made of skin, so how can I touch it today, on my day of fasting? Please don't misunderstand me! I will bite it off first thing tomorrow morning!"
At sunset, when the deer had not returned home, the crow got worried. He set out looking for him until he reached the corn field.
Suddenly he spotted him. "Friend deer! What has happened to you?" said the crow in anguish.
"This is what happens when you don't listen to a friend's advice," replied the deer.
And then he told the crow how the jackal had shown the corn field to him to get him trapped.
"Where is this villain?" asked the crow angrily.
"He's hiding somewhere in the vicinity, waiting for an opportunity to kill me for his food," answered the deer.
"I had warned you never to trust strangers but you took no notice!" said the crow.
Then the crow sighed and shouted, "Jackal! Cheat! Rascal! What have you done? How could you trick someone who trusted you?
The crow decided to stay on to keep his friend company.
In the morning, the farmer returned with a stick in his hand.
When the crow saw him coming, he said to the deer, "Quick! Do as I tell you! Lie still without moving and pretend to be dead. When I caw, jump up and run for your life."
The deer lay down motionless on the ground and pretended to be dead.
When the farmer came very close to the deer, his face lit up with joy and said to himself," How nice! The deer is already dead."
Then, he set him free and started picking up the noose. At this moment, the crow signaled to the deer who jumped up and ran away as fast as he could.
The farmer taken by surprise, immediately aimed the stick at the deer but missed him. Instead, it hit the jackal who was hiding close by and killed him on the spot.
The deer learns that it is better to have an open enemy than a false friend.
"Hello," he said. "How are things with you?"
"Who are you?" asked the deer.
"I am a jackal and I live in the forest here all by myself. I have no friends. Now that I've met you, I'd like to be your pal and will do anything you say to please you."
"Well, all right then," said the deer.
Afterward, when the sun had set, the two walked to the deer's home.
The deer's friend, the crow, lived nearby on the branch of a tree.
When he saw the jackal, he called out. "Friend deer, who is that you're with?"
"It's a jackal. He wants to be friends with us and so he has come along with me," said the deer.
"Do you think it's wise to make friends so quickly with someone you know nothing about?"Said the crow.
"You don't know what his family is like or what sort of a character he has. How can you invite him to stay with you without knowing all that?"
"C-r-o-w!" shouted the jackal angrily, "When you first met the deer, did you know anything about him, his family or his conduct? Then how is it that you are such great friends today?"
"Oh please, let's not argue," said the deer. "Let's all be friends. You can only know a friend from an enemy by the way he behaves."
"Oh all right," said the crow," as you wish."
And so they all started living together...
In this way, some time went by.
One day, the jackal took the deer aside and said to him, "Friend! In another part of the forest, there's a field full of corn. I'll takes you there and shows it to you."
The jackal took the deer along and showed him the field.
The deer began to go there every day and eat to his heart's content.
When the owner of the field noticed that someone was eating his corn, he set a trap and the deer was caught.
"Oh no! I must now count on my friend He will surely free me from this trap," the deer thought to himself.
Meanwhile, the jackal arrived on the scene and thought to himself, "This is what I have been waiting for. When he is killed by the owner of the field, his flesh will last me many, many days."
When the deer caught sight of the jackal, he shouted, "Oh friend! Please help me out! Only a friend like you can save me from such a dreadful plight!"
"But buddy," said the jackal, "the noose is made of skin, so how can I touch it today, on my day of fasting? Please don't misunderstand me! I will bite it off first thing tomorrow morning!"
At sunset, when the deer had not returned home, the crow got worried. He set out looking for him until he reached the corn field.
Suddenly he spotted him. "Friend deer! What has happened to you?" said the crow in anguish.
"This is what happens when you don't listen to a friend's advice," replied the deer.
And then he told the crow how the jackal had shown the corn field to him to get him trapped.
"Where is this villain?" asked the crow angrily.
"He's hiding somewhere in the vicinity, waiting for an opportunity to kill me for his food," answered the deer.
"I had warned you never to trust strangers but you took no notice!" said the crow.
Then the crow sighed and shouted, "Jackal! Cheat! Rascal! What have you done? How could you trick someone who trusted you?
The crow decided to stay on to keep his friend company.
In the morning, the farmer returned with a stick in his hand.
When the crow saw him coming, he said to the deer, "Quick! Do as I tell you! Lie still without moving and pretend to be dead. When I caw, jump up and run for your life."
The deer lay down motionless on the ground and pretended to be dead.
When the farmer came very close to the deer, his face lit up with joy and said to himself," How nice! The deer is already dead."
Then, he set him free and started picking up the noose. At this moment, the crow signaled to the deer who jumped up and ran away as fast as he could.
The farmer taken by surprise, immediately aimed the stick at the deer but missed him. Instead, it hit the jackal who was hiding close by and killed him on the spot.
The deer learns that it is better to have an open enemy than a false friend.
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