Amar_chitra_katha___gopal_the_cowherd
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Gopal is a young boy who lives with his mother in a village. One day, his mother tells him he must go to school, but Gopal is afraid to walk through the forest alone. His mother prays to Krishna for help. The next day, Gopal's long lost brother, also named Gopal the cowherd, appears and agrees to take Gopal to and from school each day. At a school celebration, Gopal's brother helps him bring curd from their cow as a gift, which amazes everyone with its abundance. When questioned, Gopal insists his story about his brother is true, and his brother appears to confirm it, revealing himself to be Krishna.
Amar_chitra_katha___gopal_the_cowherd
- 2. Th is is a f o lktale w h ich has delighted children all over India. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to narrate s tories of thiS kind to h is disci ples to illustrate his teachings . This s tory explains the power of fa ith . The total fa ith of Gopal's moth er is in sharp contrast with the teecher's disbelief. This Amar Chitre Kethe is based on the version in Cradle Tales of H;ndu;sm by Sister Nivedita. Gopal and the Cowherd is an example of the richness and appeal of the folktales of this country. OUR NE XT TITLE: JATAI<A TALES - Jacko I stories Suggested pric e In U .K . 25 p U .S .A . 75 C @ In d ia Book Houso Education Trust. Bombay-400 039 All rights roserved . J u lY 1 5 . 1979 ~ubh sh.d b y H .G . M ir c hendan l. for India Book House Education Trust, Rus. Mans.on. 29 , Nathalal Parekh Marg. Bombay - 400 039 end printed by h i m at IBH Printers , Marol Naka. Mathurades Vissanji Road, Andheri (Ee st) , Bombay - 400 059 . Editor : Anent ~ei Script : Oeyetri Maden Dutt Artworks : Rem Weeerker
- 3. GOPALAND THE COWHERD THERE ~ ONCE A UTTLE 80Y CA/.LEP ~L. HE LIVEP WITH H/~ MOTHIIR l~::~~~~:~:~~~~~~iii~~ INA HUT ON THe Ol.JT- SKIRTS OF A FOReST. FA TIlER JII4P REO BUT THE PEOPLE OF THE VlLLA6J! WAti MORN. #0 MOTHER AN&' WERE VE,q.y NELPRJL NOONe ro THEM. TI-4ERE' I'!t NO MORE MILK IN TIE UOGI~E WI-4AT ~""ALl. ,PO .. . ~ ~ ,.' '" . . ",.~ ' : . .' ,
- 4. I : I .""'-----.' NOT AT . f ALLtIWI~ .~ ',.,', I=~~ I, YOGI. . ., TWE FMIN5 ARe ALMOtioT HERE. Nol( HtJ~8ANP ANP rUE OTHe R ,MEN WILl.. TAJ(贈 ruRN5> TO PI-O<A6,~";UR ~vv ".!'- LAND'. : ",-""""E PONT M'I THAT. rT" OUR P(.lTV TO HELP IstOU AND' we eN.J()i,f DOfN6 fT.
- 5. THE EVEN IN THE KINPNe~ OF NEI6H8O(JR贈i> I THERE Iii> THE HANPOFTH贈 ~L ,. MOrNeR WAt; ..... &IIfi'l.oOn!i!i1!7 OF LCttR&> ~~. s;.a 4o.R~r w...... NHR t.ov~ ~ Mhf I titHE NAP ~N t9/vtrN N4R SON ONE a-:' N..... NA~ - 6QoCML. LORD. HI,. MOTHER 5GOLP ~IM LJk'E ,,(OU ~""_ ~C.OLP ME "'" O&OME- TIME'$> ~ ... .'.... J . , .. " ..... " . , . OH " E S L !oI<E "'17 <>CO"'" UIM'C:Q''RRVIBUT ~ E WA'!io '? AFTERWARP!; CA"6E HE WAS 'SoLlCH A LOVELC( CI-t'L-P'- LIK'E 'tou !
- 6. we CAN'T SEE THE LORP. MOTHER. YET WE PRAY TO UIM . MY LITTLE ONE HAS BE6<JN TO TWINK AND WONDER ABOUT TUE WORLP. IT hS TIME HE WENT TO !!'>GHOOL . 8l.<T HE I ..-'____W__ ILL NEEP CLOTHES AND MATERIALS FOR READIN6 .ANP WRIT'No . "",,",ERE 5HALL 16ETTHEM FROtVI ~ I Mu'$>T ~D≒, 揃 ANP SoELL AS MUCI-i YARN A~ I CAN.
- 7. MOTHER. VO<J I-VtRPLV EAT ..AN'I- ":;;:::==oL:;;;~"1 n揃u~ THese PAYS. "" AND 'IOU <SPIN AWIfo<; AT TUAT WHEEL TILL L'lTE AT NI~H.fT. .' . IF VO(J E.o"T. GOPAL# IT IS A~ IF I HAVE EATEN TOO. 5 OH,NO, "t'OU'LL UKE IT. VOU WILL... MEET OTUER &04'S Tl-leRE. Ai'D LeARN TO REAP ANP WRITE ANt:=' GROW WISE LIHE" 'rl:::)(JR FATHER" .. .. . ... . .'
- 10. ~ F/Rfi,r.cMy~SCHOOL. /N rH01iE Ao4Y則~ rNE T1!!ACN6,q" ~ tK46 ~&> A-. TNilT -cNOOL WE AAE HERE TO- ':: ~HER. Nt" BOW..'TV " L..I!ARN TO REAP AMP WRITE ANP ABOVE Au.., TO (J~E TO '1"HINK 1..ET
- 11. - ! ~S~ THE PRACTICE FORCJlILPRE/V TO WRITE FIRST L~TERS ltv LAT~R. THEY WROTE ON 'STIFF PALMYRA L&;.otVESO. SUT A6 EVENIN6 APPRa04CHEP - OH~ I'LL WAVE TO 60 THROaeH THE FORf*>T MAIN . .
- 12. ITNAP 6AlOWN qU/rE .cMRX. 5U&'PENLY- IT 16 TIME M'I L.ITTlE ONE CAME ~. I,.,;'揃.'''揃揃揃揃揃揃揃.." ..... ..
- 13. WI-4AT 16 IT, 6OPAL?- PtP nil: MAoSoTER8EATt,IO(l~ W~RE TJ.IE" BOCIiO> UNFRlENPt..V. PON~ GAV,MY' ~ON . IT 1660 At.Rfo< IN THERE ",...p HORftlBLE 6OUNP6 COMe FRONI TI-lE BU6HE60 . WON'T VOGI TELl- "'OUR MOTHER? I C'ON'T WAI'4TT060 TO :SCHOOl- TOMORAOW~ MOTHER. 11/ . I)揃 _ -....... J I '~, I I-4ATE' IT.≒ I HATE TJ.IE FOREoSoT. <"".,'-.HOW CAN 'lOLl vAV THAT~
- 14. AND 6irrOA4L 6T"OOP rHERE~ A6-""""MEP ANO MISERABLE. nlE NEXTIHORNING- OTWER C4-41L..PREN HAve BROTJ-feR'5, ~NCL.E'".i OR *RVANT~ TO TAKE THEM TO 5CI-4OOL.,. WHO DO WE HAVE, M"I POOR GOPAL. .. WHO PO WE AAVE ~ VE<&~ OF ~VER5Co~~E KRI~HNA! WHY PlPN~T I TWINK OF W/M 8EFORE~ TNAT N I 6HT; ~L!s MOTNER WA!5 veRY WOfIIIRIEP. r--rr. WHAT~HALL. I PO? I CIf,N- NOT eo WITH UIM EVERV ~t,I. THERE PEAR LORD, "IOU ARe THE FATHeR OF THE POoR. yOU PROTECT ALL. I KNOW 'IOU WILL PROTECT MI.( &OPAL...
- 15. AT THOGI6HT OF HRI5HIVA.I HER NAP VAN/.HE&:,. WAKE UP, LITTLE ONE IT Iotj. ALREAPY' LATE FOR '!i?CHOOL. ~HOOL~ I PON'T WANT TO 60 , MOTHER. I WON, BE ABLE TO~ Mll !oON ~ BUT 'tOUR BROTJ.IER WIl.L . W ILL 1100 60 I~ ~OMEONE TAKES 't'OtJ ? 'fE'!5- . H'~ NAME l'!lo AL70 GOfML. HE ISo A CONHERp. UE GRAZES. 1-1'5 COW'5- IN THE FOREST. REAL.L'I, htOTHER~ I!S- THAT TRUE ~
- 16. MI.{ l.CJRP, I LOvE """ foO MGlGH. TAKE GAREOFNV SON FOR hE.. 6OOPBt,IE, IAOTWER. I AM L.O"I61N6 TO ~Ei2' BROTl-lER GOA<L. OI-t,MOTWER, I HAVE NEVER SEeN M'I BROTHER. I NEVER KNEW I HAP ONE ! --
- 17. .1 ' , .I~' loT: BACm<ER SO~L , BAO'THER . . . . AtiO ~L W.o5NT ~R IVTO 7NE A:M'a.r, N~ FEARS BE8AN ro RErt:lRN .
- 19. ARE yOU C,,",LLel7 6OPAL. TOO~ ~PARe'lOU REALLY MI{ BROTHER~ " "ERE WE ARE . ,",ou MUGTN~T BE LATE FOR -SCHOOL. LeT~S 60 .
- 22. __~______________________~~~~~'CO~I~h~ac-____-,~______.-____________--, weLl.., MY o;;.{)N ~ I KNEW HE WOOLPLOOK AFTER vau. COME. MY CH/L~ EAT HOW. !-IE 10;. SO WONC'ERRd.... MOTHER. HE PLA~ Tl-IE FLUTE AND HI~ PEACOCK FEATHERS PANCE EVERV' TIME WE MDVE<6. MOTHER, HE CAME! BROTHER 6OP.AL CAME! HE TOOK ME TO !S'CHOOL AND B ROlA&HT ME SACK. 'IOU TOOK CARE OF MI(~.MCI LORe::>. I CALLEV' ANP 'IOU CAME TO COMFORT A MOTHE R '<$> ~EART. o . o o
- 23. MAve '100 MEARI?' ~ OUR TEACHER 1'5 GOING TO GIVE A F'EA..,T TOMORROW. VEEo.ANP WE MtJ'EoT Al.L BRING HIM 61FT.;;. I . . . I POr-/"T KNOW . I'LL HAvE TO A-::'K /,VI MOTHER.
- 24. EVER'VONE "" IS/VINCi O<AR TEACHeR 8(ACH E'XPEN'5>IVE 6IFT'!7 . wHAT CAN I 61"E HIM? NH.MOTHER WILL Be MAk1N6 TlNOTRA~OF !>WEET!> FOR ,. THAT ALL HIM. I "$>HAu.. BE eAIKGiN6 "'M THREE~KS OF RICE. A,.,17 I WILL- BRING SOMe ~LKANPA 6Ot.P- t!M8RDlPER- EPMR( FOR WItS> WIFE ..,,,,..= I
- 25. GO_"'(OLJ L.OOK peJECTEP TO~V. PIPN'T YOUR BROTHER COME ~ HlY CHILP' A'5K yOl..4R BROTJ-lER. HE WILL HELP'IOl) . Ar l HE COWHERO ~,~ , ~ r-" ''''), ~ , ' WE HAVE ~OTHIN6 AT ALL . WHAT 61FT CAN WEi OFFER~
- 26. 8ROTHER , TEACI-lER IS 6tVJN6 A FEA'E.oT TOO'AY'. CAN YOU /S'IVE ME .... GIFT TO TAKE FOR HIM ~ BUT WAIT, I HAVE AN IPEA . I'LL BE SACK IN A M INU TE . ffWA5A TOOl( TJ<' ,00:'-- OFCURPSTO SCIKJOL.
- 27. GOPAL AND AT 6CHOOL. THE QlILPREN SE6AN TO OFFER THEIR 61F75 TO THE TEACHER .ANP 1If6 WIFE. THESE ClJR"PSo LOOK VERV TA-$TY . THANK 'IOU, M'I CHILY'. WHEN SOAo4L揃5 TURN CAME. THE TEACHER TOOK THE POT A UTTLE COLPLY". TeARS WELLED UP IN 6OPAL'S EYEs;.. THE CURP5 WERE 5ERVEP PUR/I'r(~ TH~ FEA5T. --y::::::!~- THE Cl.J~ ARE PeLlel""''!:) ! PLEA5E rIV E ME ~MEMORe . ,
- 28. THE TEACHER 5ERYEP THE CNIL&JREN A6AlN AN/? A6o"IN. THE TEACHER B贈6AIV 10 E.+1PTyour THE POr. 1 AAYE ~ERVEP EVERYONE' ~~;~~. I-IELP"I.",".;",,,,C,, ....r. UOFT. SERVE ~ THE M<:IRE THERE 1-::' . soMUCH FROM ~CH .A ~Al.L POT~ W~Y' PON'T WE EMPTl( WHAT~ LEFT INTO ANOTI-IER PI~~
- 29. GOPAL. WHERE pep VOU6eT THfo$> POT~ J~--...... OH,NO. HE K; ONL't' A COWNERP. WEAR~ A G<:"-PENI CROWN WITH PEACOCK FEATJ.lER"'ao IN rr. .' '/ -"
- 30. PONT 6PIN '!oUCH TALES, GOPAL. ALWAl{<& TELL THE TRl-ATH. omor NO,.::.tR, I MEET !-jIM IN THE FORE"ST ON M'I WAY TO -:;c,..OOL.. GOP..4L. ONL'IONE WEAR'; A CROWN WITI-I PEACOCK FEATl-leR~. BUT 'Iou ANP I CAN NeVER '5oEE HIM. sar I '!SEE H1M EVERY PAr,' . I-IE I~ MV BROTl-lER' SUT, "5>IR , rr ~ TUE TRUTH. MY MOTHER TOLP ME HE' WOUL.P' COME ANP TAk'E CARE OF ME. ANt:=> HE I __"-,,,pOB. MY MonIER t" NEVER LIE'S. .-
- 31. ---- '_",,,;BROT;;i'~~ER (;: THJo& 16 YOUR L.ITTLE BROTHER CALL - IN6 . CDMETO ME . - CAN t,(){j TAKE ME TO nu> BROTHER' OF ::--- _ I{O贈JR~ THEN ~ ?r-----./:<,..~.-::OF CO<JR<;E. 61R. COME WITH Me INTO THE FOREST . BROTHER GOPAL.. ~ BRO- THER 6OP.AL. PLeAoSE. WONT 1(00 COME ~
- 32. srlLL THE~ WA" ONl.y -.tL~CE. OH, BRO'THeR 6OPAL.. WHV DON'T 'lOtI C~ WHEN I NEEt7 'IOU ? I #jW,Au.. BE CAUEt7 '" LIAR NOW. lAM HERE, GENTLE GOfML. I AM VI~IBLE ONL't'TOTHE P(.JRe ANP THE FAITHFUL j TO THOtioE WHO I..OIIE hiE WE<-L.
- 33. TIlE ~IVP O!= rN~ ~I.UrE ,q06E M~ O 足 P IOC/'S(..4' A N &> rNe-N TH贈KE IVA5 SILENCE . THE TEA CHER ~ELL TO "1/ 5 kll~ES . M4' LOR P, Nt4' LORp' I HAVE HEAR P ,*,00 . "ROU~H A V'OlJN6 CHILP. V'OU HAVE T;'CJGWT Me NOT TO <f::,CORN TI-IE UUMB I..E. SEC.4U6E OF YOU, MV CHILP. V促E HAVE PARTAKEN OF CCJRt"oS FROM THE VERt{ HAN~ OF THe L.ORP. PAZEPANP ~AK6N By THE E)(pERIeNCE~ . THE 7EACH.R WALX- ~ 5LOWLY IJACK ro THe SCHOOL WI TH 60PAL .
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