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Articles: Short Stories | Bed Time Stories
- Mr. VNS Raju Inapakutiki
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5. The story for night of 29th December 2004.
Characters: the tiger and the lion.
One day a tiger felt that it was more powerful than the lion and wanted to challenge the lion. It went near the lion’s den and started shouting and making all kids of sounds. It was noon and the lion was fast asleep after a meal. The sounds created by the tiger woke up lion.
Who is there? Shouted the lion.
There was no reply but the shouts of the tiger increased.
The lion came out of its den and stood in front of the tiger that was shouting continuously.
Staring deep into the tiger’s eys the lion asked: Why are you disturbing me, you can go to any other place in the forest and shout as loudly as you can. But I never allow you to disturb me any more.
The tiger looked furiously at the lion and said: Look this forest belongs to all and so is this place too. You have no right to ask me to vacate this. I shall continue to be here and shout, as I like.
In the meantime an elephant that was passing by noticed the argument between the tiger and the lion and came.
Stop quarrelling. What is the problem let me know: demanded the elephant.
The lion explained the reason and the tiger stood to its stance. The elephant felt helpless to resolve their conflict.
Then came Dr.Dove. It has enquired from the elephant: What is going on here? Generally I do not see a tiger and a lion together?
The elephant reported the matter briefly.
That’s the entire problem? Yelled Dr.Dove.
The elephant was surprised at the casual attitude of Dr.Dove.
Don’t you think it is not a problem at all? : The elephant asked.
Yes it is very much a problem but not at all a difficult one to solve. The elephant got further perplexed with this response from Dr.Dove.
Dr.Dove now took the lead and starting flying in-between the tiger and the lion.
The tiger and the lion got disturbed with this.
Seeing them giving a pause to their loud arguments, Dr. Pigeon proposed: Dear friends you can solve the problem.
How both the tiger and the lion shouted.
Very simple the tiger can continue to shout and the lion can continue to sleep: said Dr. Pigeon.
You stupid Dr.Dove. You are fit only to pull out the thorns from the feet, clear dust from the eyes and treat cut injuries of the animals but not the problems like this – yelled the lion.
The tiger joined the lion and said: leave us alone we shall solve our problems ourselves.
No my dear friends, please listen to me.
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