Team work stories from panchtantra
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The document summarizes a story about four animal friends - a rat, crow, turtle, and deer. When the deer is trapped in a hunter's net, the other three animals work together on a plan to rescue him. Their plan involves the deer pretending to be dead, which tricks the hunter into leaving the trapped turtle on the ground. This allows the rat to free the turtle from its bindings while distracting the hunter, reuniting all four friends safely.
Team work stories from panchtantra
- 1. Hiranyaka- The Rat; Laghupatanaka - The Crow; Mandharaka -The turtle. & Rescue of a Deer- Chitranga Dr.Daleep Parimoo +919810111326 drdaleep57@gmail.com
- 2. Once upon a time three friends Hiranyaka- The Rat; Laghupatanaka - The Crow; Mandharaka -The turtle were discussing about friendship , when they saw frightened deer darting towards the lake. The crow flew to the top of a tree. The mouse campered into his hole and the turtle sank into the water From the treetop, the crow could see the deer clearly and told his other friends, Friends, he is only a deer who is thirsty. These footfalls are not those of a man. The turtle replied, The deer is panting. It seems someone is chasing him. He has not come to quench his thirst. Surely, some hunter might be after him. Please go to the top of the tree and look if you can find any hunter.
- 3. Assured that these are friends only, Chitranga -the deer, said, Friends, you have guessed correctly. I have escaped the arrow of the hunter & reached here with difficulty. I am in search of a shelter. Please show me a place safe from the hunter. Mandharaka, the turtle, said, the scriptures have mentioned two ways of escaping danger. One is to use your muscle power and another is to run as fast as you can. Now, run into the forest before the hunter could come. However, when crow flew again, he saw hunter going back with a catch of fish and assured the deer that danger was over and he can come out. Deer also became their friend . Now they were four friends instead of three and spent their time discussing about the life and time.
- 4. One day, Chitranga did not come when the other three had gathered at the lakeside for their daily discourse. They said, Poor Chitranga has not come so far. Is it possible that a lion or a hunter may have killed him? Or, that he may have fallen into a pit? Mandharaka told the crow, Friend, you know neither Hiranyaka nor I can move fast. You alone can fly and see more things than we can. Please go immediately and find out what has happened to our friend. The crow did not fly too long before he saw Chitranga trapped in a hunters net near a small pond. Moved by his plight, the crow said, Friend, what happened to you? Trying to check tears in his eyes, the deer said, Death is chasing me. It is good that you came to see me.
- 5. The crow said, Friend, dont lose courage when we are here. I will rush back and bring Hiranyaka here. Laghupatanaka flew fast to where the mouse and the turtle were anxiously waiting for him to find out what happened to deer. On hearing his account, Hiranyaka immediately suggested that he should go along with crow and bite off the strings of hunters net. He got on to the back of the crow & together they flew to the spot where the deer lay helplessly in hunters net. Hiranyaka asked the deer, How did you, such a learned being, get into this hole? The deer replied, Friend, this is not the time for a debate. The hunter may come any time. First, get me out of this net. The mouse laughed and said, Why are you scared of the hunter when I am here? But tell me how did you let yourself trapped in this way? As they were discussing their plan to escape, Laghupatanaka and Hiranyaka saw that turtle also was coming. The crow said, Look, this slow- footed guy is coming. We are here to save the deer. See this fellows foolishness. If the hunter comes, I can fly away and you can beat a fast retreat. But how can this turtle escape?
- 6. They saw hunter coming when they were debating this point. The mouse did a fast job of biting off the strings of the net and deer rushed into the thick forest. The mouse too disappeared into the nearest hole. But the poor turtle was slowly plodding its way to safety. The hunter saw him and bound him to his bow and slung it across his shoulder and started for home. Hiranyaka saw this from a distance and began reflecting, Troubles do not come in singles. I have already lost everything I have. Including my relatives and now am on the verge of losing a great friend We come close to each other only to part.
- 7. Meanwhile, deer and crow came, disturbing the mouses reverie. Recovering, Hiranyaka said, Lets not brood over the past. Let us first find a way to rescue the turtle. The crow said, Listen, and do as I tell you. Chitranga will go to a small lake on the hunters way home. He would pretend dead and I will sit on his head and pretend pecking his eyes. Seeing the motionless deer, the hunter will then rest the turtle on the ground and reach for the deer. Hiranyaka would then at once reach the turtle and bite off strings binding him to bow. 奄All right, we will do as you say, said mouse and deer. Meanwhile, the hunter who was on way to his home, seeing the motionless deer, thought it was dead. Leaving the turtle on the ground, he came near to deer. The deer at once ran away and crow flew away. Meanwhile mouse bit off the strings and freed the turtle . The turtle immediately entered lake and mouse ran to nearby hole. Disappointed, the hunter returned to place where he had kept his possession- the turtle. When he found that turtle had escaped, he cried bitterly and went home. After making sure that they were far away from the hunters reach, the four friends gathered and celebrated their reunion.