The Jackal And The Drum
Vishnu Sharma | India
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Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there lived a clever jackal. One day, as he was wandering through the woods in search of food, he heard a strange sound. Thump! Thump! Thump! The sound was unfamiliar and quite loud, so the jackal became curious and wanted to find out what was making the noise.
Cautiously, the jackal followed the sound and discovered it was coming from an old, abandoned battlefield. In the middle of the field, there was a large drum. The drum was being struck by branches as they swayed in the wind, creating the thumping noise that had piqued the jackal's curiosity.
At first, the jackal was frightened, thinking the drum might be a dangerous creature. But as he observed from a safe distance, he realized that it was just an inanimate object. The jackal's fear turned into amusement, and he laughed at himself for being so scared of a simple drum.
With his fear gone, the jackal grew bolder and approached the drum. He sniffed around it and soon discovered that there were food scraps left by soldiers who had once fought on the battlefield. Overjoyed by his newfound food source, the jackal feasted on the leftovers and went on to live comfortably in the area.
And so, the clever jackal had found both the source of the strange sound and a way to satisfy his hunger, all because he had been curious and had overcome his fear.
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