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🐐 The Jackal and the Fighting Goats 🦊

(A Panchatantra Tale of Greed and Danger)

Fighting Goats Illustration

Two goats were fighting fiercely on the village road. They pushed each other with their horns, kicking up dust everywhere.

As they clashed again and again, a little blood spilled onto the ground.

At that very moment, a hungry jackal happened to pass by.

He saw the blood and began licking it greedily, not caring at all about the goats’ dangerous fight.

Jackal licking blood

Nearby, a wise sage stood watching from behind a bush.

He shook his head and murmured:

β€œHow foolish this jackal is! Blinded by greed, he does not see the danger.”

Sage watching behind bush

But the jackal wanted more.

He slowly moved closerβ€”right into the middle of the goats’ furious battle.

Suddenlyβ€”THUD!

Both goats struck him at the same time.

The jackal fell with a heavy thud, wounded and groaning in pain. His greed had brought him to harm.

✨ Moral of the Story

Greed makes a person blind to danger.