Great Panchatantra Stories

3. Greedy Jackal

Story 3

There lived a hunter near a village. One day, he went for hunting. He could not find any animal for quite some time. He looked here and there for some animal, which he could hunt. Suddenly, he saw a wild pig.

The pig came out of the bushes and attacked him. The hunter shot an arrow at the wild pig. The arrow pierced the pig's chest. The pig was badly wounded. Through he felt losing his strength, he came and attacked the hunter. He caught hold of him and pierced his stomach with his tusks.

The hunter died on the spot. The pig too struggled for some time and then he died because of the fatal wound on his body.

A hungry Jackal was roaming around at that place. He saw both the hunter and the pig lay dead on the ground.

The Jackal felt very happy. He thought to himself, "How nice it is! After many days, I can have a feast. But I should not eat all meat at once. I must keep the meat for a long time. I must take it bit by bit. Let me first eat the piece of the flesh that is stuck to this arrow."

He took the arrow and put the tip of it in his mouth. But alas! By mistake the arrow got pierced in his upper jaw & came out through his head. The greedy Jackal died at once.

If you are too much greedy, the greed will lead you to your own destruction. The greedy Jackal is an example of this.

Moral: Too much greed, too much bad.

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