The Blue Jackal

Morale of the Story: " A coat of paint cannot hide one's true colors. "
One day he left his home - the jungle - and ventured into a town in search of food. There was once a jackal named Fierce-Howl, who lived in a cave near the suburbs of a city.

One day he left his home - the jungle - and ventured into a town in search of food.
But soon he was being chased by the town dogs - ferocious town dogs! The city dogs snapped at his limbs with their sharp-pointed teeth, and terrified his heart with their dreadful barking.

To save himself from the dogs he ran into a dyer's yard and fell into a vat of indigo dye. His entire color turned to BLUE!To save himself from the dogs he ran into a dyer's yard and fell into a vat of indigo dye. His entire color turned to BLUE! When he came out the dogs could not recognize him. They ran away in panic. The jackal was sad at his misfortunes and thought he would go back to the jungle.

But back in the jungle all the thronging animals caught a glimpse of his body dyed with the juice of indigo, they got frightened, and cried out in fear: "What is this creature enriched with that unprecedented color?" they fled, their eyes dancing with terror, and spread the report: "Oh, oh! Here is an exotic creature that has dropped from somewhere. all the thronging animals caught a glimpse of his body dyed with the juice of indigo, they got frightened, and cried out in fear: "What is this creature enriched with that unprecedented color?" they fled, their eyes dancing with terror, and spread the report: "Oh, oh! Here is an exotic creature that has dropped from somewhere.

Nobody knows what his conduct might be, or his energy. But jackal with his fast thinking told all the other animals, "Don't run away. Lord Brahma has crowned me your new king. Come back. I will protect all of you".

On hearing this, the lions, tigers, leopards, monkeys, rabbits, jackals, and other species of wild life bowed humbly, saying: "Master, prescribe to us our duties."

Thereupon he appointed the lion prime minister and the tiger, lord of the bedchamber, while the leopard was made custodian of the king's betel, the elephant doorkeeper, and the monkey, the bearer of the royal parasol. But to all the jackals, his own kindred, he administered a cuffing, and drove them away. Thus he enjoyed the kingly glory, while lions and others killed food-animals and laid them before him. These he divided and distributed to all after the manner of kings.

While time passed in this fashion, one night, when the jungle was absolutely still, the jackals who had been chased away, began howling. At this his body thrilled, his eyes filled with tears of joy, he leaped to his feet, and true to his nature the blue jackal king began howling along with his brothers.

So they pounced on the blue jackal and that was the end of him. When the lions and other animals heard this, they perceived that he was a jackal, and stood for a moment shamefaced and down-cast, then they said: "Hey! Our king is only a jackal. We have been fooled. He shall die for this," they cried in unison.

And when he heard this, he endeavored to flee, but was torn to bits by a tiger and died.

The End