Don’t judge anyone by their appearance | English story
A lion lived in a cave in a dense forest. It hunted and ate the animals like rabbits, deer and bison in that forest.
One day it hunted a wild buffalo as usual and ate a full stomach of its meat and was fast asleep in its cave.
Then a rat living in a corner of the cave mistook the lion’s body as a rock and ran and played on its back. Due to this, the lion’s sleep was disturbed.
It woke up and grabbed the rat. Then it looked at the rat and said, “Little rat, you have disturbed my sleep by climbing on me while I was fast asleep. Look what I am doing to you.
I will put you in my mouth and chew you.” The mouse trembled with fear. It held its life in its hand and looked at the lion and said, “Lion king, don’t harm me.
I pretended that your body was stone. please forgive me. If you forgive me, I will help you in the time you need help”
When the lion heard the
Mouse talking, the lion laughed loudly. It looked at the rat and said, “Rat, you are speaking funny. How can you help me with your tiny body, I’m the lion king who looks like a mountain and I will not be in need of your help?”
Now that I’m full, I’ll leave you alone. Or else I would have swallowed you. Survive, he said and let the rat go.
The rat went and entered its place thinking that it had escaped and survived. One day the lion went hunting as usual. For a long time, it couldn’t find its prey.
It was so tiring. It came to the middle of the forest in search of its prey. At that place hunters had spread nets to catch animals.
The lion was trapped within that net. The lion roared violently, trying hard to get out of the trap. It roared in anger again and again.
This sound fell on the ears of the rat who was sleeping in its place. It immediately ran towards the lion. The rat bit the net with its sharp teeth and freed the lion.
Then the lion looked at the rat and said, “Rat, I did not kill you that day when you disturbed my sleep.Then you promised to help me at the right time, although your appearance is small, you helped me at the right time.
I mocked your appearance on that day thinking how a tiny rat could help me. But you who are so small in form have saved my life today. I will never forget your help. Thank you for your help.”
Both the lion and rat walked towards their place.
Moral: We should not mock someone’s image and think what good they can do for us. A person who is small in appearance has more talent. So be kind to everyone.