Sher Aur Chhota Kharghosh

Jungle mein ek baar...

Ek ghana jungle tha jahan bohot saare janwar rehte the. Jungle ka raja ek bada aur takatwar sher tha. Sher roz shikar karta aur sab janwar dar ke maare bhagte rehte.

Ek din sab janwar ikkathe hue aur bole,

"Hum sher se baat karenge. Agar hum roz ek janwar bhej dein, toh wo aur shikar nahi karega."

Sab janwar sher ke paas gaye aur usse prarthana ki,

"Raja ji, hum roz aapko khana denge, bas humein darana aur marna band kar dijiye."

Sher ne socha aur kaha,

"Theek hai, lekin agar koi janwar der se aaya, toh main sabko kha jaunga!"

Kharghosh ki baari

Agle din kharghosh ki baari thi. Chhota aur chalak kharghosh socha, "Agar main seedha sher ke paas gaya, toh mar jaunga. Mujhe apni akal lagani padegi."

Kharghosh aram se chalta raha aur jaan bujhkar der se pohcha. Sher gusse se dahad kar bola,

"Tum der se kyun aaye? Ab main sabko kha jaunga!"

Chalak Kharghosh ka plan

Kharghosh ne ek kahani banayi,

"Raja ji, raste mein mujhe ek aur bada sher mila. Wo keh raha tha ki wo asli raja hai. Maine usse kaha ki humare jungle ka raja aap hain, lekin wo nahi maana."

Sher yeh sun kar aur gussa ho gaya.

"Mujhe abhi usse dikhwao! Kaun hai wo dusra sher?"

Kharghosh sher ko ek kuaan ke paas le gaya aur bola,

"Raja ji, wo kuaan ke andar hai. Jab main uske paas gaya, toh usne mujhe dhamki di."

Sher ne kuaan mein jhank kar dekha. Pani mein uski apni parchai nazar aayi, aur usne socha ki wo dusra sher hai. Sher gusse mein dahada, aur awaaz wapas ghoonj gayi.

"Main tujhe kha jaunga!"

Ghoonj sun kar sher ko yakeen ho gaya ki kuaan ke andar dusra sher hai. Gusse mein usne kuaan mein chhalang laga di.

Jungle mein shanti

Sher doob gaya, aur sab janwar khushi-khushi rehne lage. Kharghosh ki chalak soojh-boojh ne poore jungle ko sher ke dar se aazaad kar diya.

Seekh:

Asli takat hamesha akalmandi mein hoti hai, na ki sirf shakti mein.