Once
a party of Indians was passing through a jungle. By chance a tiger sprang upon a lady and ran away with
her. He noticed a gold bangle in her
wrist and kept it carefully to serve his purpose in future.
One
day this tiger being very hungry, hid himself by a pool in seareh of food. A
thirsty traveller was passing that way. He
saw the transparent water of the pool and began to drink it. To his
horror. he saw a tiger in the bushes watching him. But great was his surprise
when the tiger greeted him in a mild voice.
“Ho
traveller,” said the tiger, “don’t be afraid of me. I am now old and I have
given up leading an unclean life, killing cows and men. I have atoned for my
past sinful life. A holy sage has taught me to be kind and charitable to all.
Here is a gold bangle for you.”
The
traveller was greedy and his greed soon overcame fear. When he crossed the pool
to take the bangle, the tiger lost no time in springing upon the traveller and
eating him up.
Moral: Greed leads to ruin,
