There were dark clouds in the sky and a strong wind but not a single drop of rain had fallen. Rivers and lakes had dried up and the jungle appeared barren. All the animals of Ashoka Woods were worried and they called for a meeting.
There were dark clouds in the sky and a strong wind but not a single drop of rain had fallen. Rivers and lakes had dried up and the jungle appeared barren. All the animals of Ashoka Woods were worried and they called for a meeting.
"Few months ago, the jungle was green with trees, rich with water. But today, it is gasping for some fresh, cool air," Blacky, the crow said.
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All of them finally decided to leave the jungle as there was nothing left for them.
"Uncle Banyan, aren't you going to come with us?" Hoppy, the frog, asked.
"Trees and plants can't move, didn't you know that? Don't make him sad now," Blacky said.
Uncle Banyan said, "Don't scold him. But even if I could move, I wouldn't have left the jungle."
All the animals were shocked to hear this.
"Would you have stayed in this heat, Uncle Banyan?" Harry, the bear asked.
"Yes, I would have stayed here. I can't leave the land where I grew up. It has given me everything. This is my jungle and I love it more than myself," Uncle Banyan said.
Khokho, the monkey then asked, "Uncle, if we stay here, how will the problem be solved?"
"If we think of a solution, we could do something about this grave issue. All of you have lost hope and this is why you are leaving. Don't forget that we are responsible for damaging our own environment. The reason for late monsoon is pollution," Uncle Banyan explained.
All the animals were shocked to hear this.
"Would you have stayed in this heat, Uncle Banyan?" Harry, the bear asked.
"Yes, I would have stayed here. I can't leave the land where I grew up. It has given me everything. This is my jungle and I love it more than myself," Uncle Banyan said.
Khokho, the monkey then asked, "Uncle, if we stay here, how will the problem be solved?"
"If we think of a solution, we could do something about this grave issue. All of you have lost hope and this is why you are leaving. Don't forget that we are responsible for damaging our own environment. The reason for the late monsoon is pollution," Uncle Banyan explained.
All the animals agreed that this was true.
"Uncle Banyan is right. It is because the environment has been polluted that the rains are late. Earlier, it used to rain regularly, and we never had any problems," Harry said.
"Please understand that it is not possible to change the condition of the environment in a day. But slowly and steadily, we can surely improve the situation," Blacky added.
Everyone agreed.
"We should plant more trees here," Khokho, the monkey said.
"We will also have to see that the ponds don't dry up. We should dig up new wells to store rainwater, so we don't face this same problem next year," Hoppy, the frog said excitedly.
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"Yes, let's work towards improving and helping the environment, so we don't have to suffer next year," Harry, the bear said.
Everyone agreed and decided not to leave the jungle. Just then, a few drops of water fell from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw that it had started to drizzle. All the animals were happy and started dancing in the rain.
