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THE FOUR FRIENDS

Friendship

By Dipak SahPublished 4 years ago 6 min read

THE FOUR FRIENDS THE

In a forest, deer, mice, caterpillars, and small crows were sitting on the edge of a pond. At that moment, a deer named Chitra, frightened by the hunter, rushed there. Seeing the frightened deer approaching him, Laghupattanak crows flew and perched on a branch of a tall tree. The deer mouse hid in a nearby bush and the mantharak turtle plunged into the pond water.

After a while, the short-haired crow looked at the deer and started shouting to the mantharak turtle, "Friend, mantharak, come out." This is a deer that is thirsty and has come to the pond to drink water. We should not be afraid of this. Listening to that, Mantharak said in a timely manner, "Friend, Laghupattanak, as this deer seems to be retreating again and again out of fear, it seems that the deer is not really thirsty but is being followed by a hunter." You look back carefully, isn't the hunter coming here following it? Going to Dil, he fell down like a dead man. Seeing this, the hunter began to think happily in his heart, "Look, this deer has managed to escape from the trap by some means because it has the rest of its life, but it has died due to being severely injured." The crow is sitting on his head with its beak. This tortoise is with me, this deer should also be taken home. So the tortoise was put on the ground and the hunter lost to the deer. Seeing this, Hiranyak went and cut the rope of the tortoise. The crow flew over the tree. Seeing the hunter coming towards him, the bull jumped up and ran into the forest. After the sad hunter returned home regretting his greed, the four friends reunited and began to live happily ever after. That is why it is said I tied him up, hung him on the top of my bow, and headed home. Seeing this, all the friends started crying sadly. In the end, Hiranyak Muso encouraged his friends and said, "Friends, it is not right to cry in vain, but let's do something to save our friend Mantharak from being hunted." Listening to Hiranyak's words, Laghupattanak said, "If this is the case, then you should listen carefully to what I have said and act accordingly." Chitra fell on the path of the hunter, pretending to be dead. I will sit on his head and start biting him with my beak. Seeing this, the hunter will put the tortoise on the ground thinking that the deer is dead and will go north to get the deer.

At the same time, Hiranyak will go and cut the tortoise's bond and he will run into the water of the pond. And seeing the hunter approaching, the deer will jump and run away in the forest. I will fly and sit on the branch of a tall tree. In this way the lives of all our friends will be saved. Let's hurry up, it should be implemented immediately. Short-term measures were immediately implemented. Pond on the way to the deer hunter You can save your life by jumping into a hole, even a deer can run fast and save its life by entering the forest, but how can this tortoise living under water crawl on the ground and save its life? Listening to Laghupattanak's words, Mantharak said, "O friend, I have come here, unable to bear the flames of my friend's objectionable fire." While the friends were talking like this, the hunter came with his ear aimed at the bow. As soon as he saw the hunter, Hiranyak cut the rope of Chitra's trap. As soon as the snare was broken, Chitra ran into the forest. Laghupattanak flew and perched on a branch of a tall tree and Hiranyak fell into a ditch. The hunter was returning saddened to see the deer run away in the forest. The hunter was happy to see the tortoise crawling on the ground. Though Vidhata snatched the deer from my hand, he sent this tortoise for my food. Today, the meat of this tortoise will have to feed its entire family. With that in mind, the hunter ropes the living tortoise Encouraged by Chitra's touching words, Laghupattanak said, "Friend, you should not panic like this while we are touching." I will call my friend Hiranyak right now. He will break the snare and set you free. Thus reassuring Chitra, Laghupattanak returned to Hiranyak and Mantharak and told that Chitra had fallen into the trap of deer hunter. There, Hiranyaka began to cut the snare with his sharp teeth. At the same time, saddened by the grief of his friend, Mantharak Turtle also arrived there slowly. Seeing the tortoise, Laghupattanak said to Hiranyak, "Friend, this is not right." Hiranyaka said, "Is the hunter coming?" Laghupattanak said, "Leave the hunters coming." This mantra is also coming gradually. This he is doing very improperly. Now because of this we will all be killed. If a hunter comes at this time, I can fly in the sky and run away.

One day while talking, Chitra did not come. When he did not come, the three friends began to talk to each other, frightened by an unexpected turn of events-had he not been killed by a violent animal in the forest, or trapped by a hunter, or trapped in a forest fire, or plunged into a ditch to eat young grass? In the end, Mantharak said to Laghupattanak: Friend Laghupattanak, me and friend Hiranyak are both unable to find the picture because our speed is not fast. So you flew to the forest to find him. Hearing that, Laghupattanak flew to look for Chitra. After going a little farther, he saw Chitra falling into the trap of the hunters. Seeing that condition of the deer, Laghupattanak became sad and asked, "Dear friend, how did this happen to you?" The deer also started crying after hearing his friend's words. He cried and said, "Friend, now my death is near." Forgive me if I have done anything wrong to you till today. Please also send my last greetings to my friends Mantharak and Hiranyak.After hearing the word addressed to Laghupattanak, Chitra Mrig said, "Yes, friend, you are right." I'm not really thirsty for water. I have come here by the grace of God to escape from the arrow of the hunter. Many of my herds of deer may have been shot by hunters, and I have come to your shelter. So show me a hiding place as soon as possible, where I can hide and save my life. Listening to Chitra's words, Mantharak said that after being attacked by the enemy, there are only two ways, either he should attack the enemy, if the enemy is stronger than him, he should save his life and run away from there. So go and hide in the dense forest before those evil hunters arrive. At that moment, Laghupattanak came quickly and said, "Friend Mantharak, the hunters returned home with enough meat." So now there is nothing to be afraid of. Friend, come back out of the forest in peace. After the deer came out of the forest, the four creatures became friends and lived happily ever after In a forest, deer, mice, caterpillars, and small crows were sitting on the edge of a pond. At that moment, a deer named Chitra, frightened by the hunter, rushed there. Seeing the frightened deer approaching him, Laghupattanak crows flew and perched on a branch of a tall tree. The deer mouse hid in a nearby bush and the mantharak turtle plunged into the pond water. After a while, the short-haired crow looked at the deer and started shouting to the mantharak turtle, "Friend, mantharak, come out." This is a deer that is thirsty and has come to the pond to drink water. We should not be afraid of this. Listening to that, Mantharak said in a timely manner, "Friend, Laghupattanak, as this deer seems to be retreating again and again out of fear, it seems that the deer is not really thirsty but is being followed by a hunter." You look back carefully, isn't the hunter coming here following it?

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