Panchatantra story

                                                        Panchatantra  story

Once upon a time, there lived a weaver. He was living a very poor life. Once in his house, fossil fuels are over. So his wife asked him to go to forest and cut down the branches of a tree. Likewise, weaver went. He found a suitable tree to cut in forest. So, he began to cut the branches of tree.

An angel was sleeping on that tree. His sleep got disturbed because of the sound of cutting the tree. He was horrified by noticing a man carrying an axe. Angel came down from the tree and said weaver not to cut the branches of tree. But weaver was adamant. He said he had run out of fuels in house and it is important for him to cut the branch. Otherwise, his family members would die because of hunger.

Listening to this, angel said he will grant him a boon so that he can live a happy life. He asked weaver to ask for a boon. But weaver didnt know what to beg. So he told angel that he will consult his wife and then come back. Angel agreed for that.

Weaver was on his way return to his house. There he met his friend. Weaver explained everything to friend and asked his suggestion on what to beg as boon. Friend advised him to beg a kingdom so that weaver can be the king of that country. Friend said after becoming king,weaver must appoint him as his minister. Thus, both of weaver's and friend's problems will get solved.

Weaver returned to his house and said to his wife what had happened in forest. He also said that he met his friend on the way and he advised to ask for kingdom. Hearing this, wife disapproved that idea. She said "asking for kingdom is foolishness. Mahabharata happened because of issue of kingdom. It will create more problem". Even weaver agreed to that.

Weaver asked his wife what to ask as boon. Wife said The earning from their profession is not sufficient to growing family. It is better if the weaver has 2 more hands so that he can weave cloths fastly. Then they can meet the demand of their customers.

Weaver thought it is nice idea. He thought 2 more hands in addition to existing ones will be more helpful. So he went near angel and begged for 2 more hands. Angel granted his wish. Weaver was very happy that his wish had come true. He was day dreaming that he had earned lots of money because of these additional hands. He was coming back to his house.

But by seeing the strange personality of weaver, people got scared. Weaver was lost in his own thoughts. He didnt notice that crowd is gathering around him. People thought this must be the alien having 4 hands and it is smiling to itself. People started throwing stones at weaver. Weaver died on the spot because of excessive bleeding.

Moral: Commonsense is essential for life