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Why do bats come out in the dark? Panchatantra Stories

Why do bats come out in the dark? Panchatantra Stories in English Why Do Bats Come Out Only In The Dark? A long time ago, a violent battle broke out between the animals and the birds. The birds pecked at the animals and flew away out of their reach and the infuriated animals did not allow the birds to land on the ground to have food or water. This battle went on for many days. The bats decided not to be smart and not pick sides and stay neutral. They thought to themselves, “Ours is a special position, we are birds because we can fly, and we are animals because we do not lay eggs.” So, the proud bats decided to join the winners. When the bats saw that the birds were in a winning position, they would start hobnobbing with them, and when they felt that the animals were winning, they joined their camp. The bats thought they were being very smart by changing their loyalties based on who was winning. They only looked out for their own interests and would hop from one camp to the other.Gradua...

The Lapwings And The Sea - Panchatantra Stories

The Lapwings And The Sea - Panchatantra Stories in English

The Lapwings and the Sea A long time ago, a couple of lapwings used to live on the seashore. When it was time for the female lapwing to lay her eggs, she said to her husband, “Dear, I do not want to lay eggs here on the shore. I’m scared that the sea will eat them up.Let us go to some lake or pond where our eggscan be safe.” “Don’t be silly,” replied the male lapwing. “Nothing will happen. I will teach the sea a lesson if he dares to eat our eggs.” So, the female lapwing laid her eggs on the seashore and went in search of food, leaving the eggs there.
When she came back, she could not find her eggs anywhere. She was very sad at the loss of her eggs and began to weep bitterly. When she told her husband about it, he was filled with rage. He called a meeting of all the birds and told them about the incident. He told them about how the sea was being cruel and unjust and misusing his power. “We must get together and fight against this injustice,” he said. “Today, the sea has eaten up our eggs.Tomorrow, the same thing could happen to your eggs too.” They decided to report the matter to their king, the eagle, and request him to grant them justice.

Angrily, the eagle said, “I will see to it myself that the sea gets punished for his evil deed.” This outcry of the birds was heard by the God of the Sea and he thought that he must intervene. He appeared before the sea and ordered him to return the lapwings’ eggs at once or he would be punished forever. The sea was frightened and returned the lapwings’eggs at once and promised that he would never eat any birds’ eggs from the seashore ever again.

Moral : One must not tolerate injustice and should always raise their voice against it. 

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