THE THREE COWS
Tin gayon : ek bar , tin gayon ek
jangal ke pas ek hare aur taja charagah men rahate the : ek safed gay , ek kala
gay aur ek lal - bhura gay . gay ek dusare ke prati dayalu thi . ve ek sath
ghas ke maidan men charai karte the aur ek dusare ke pas sote the . ek din , ek
lal - bhura sher jangal se bahar nicalne ke liye ghas ke maidan par hua . yah
bhukha tha aur shikar ki talash men tha .
gayon ko pakadne par yah khush ho gaya , lekin
un par hmala nahi kiya ja saka , kyonki ve ek sath the . to , sher ek bolder ke
pichhe baith gaya aur dhairyapurvak intajar kar raha tha jab tak gay ek -
dusare se alag ho jayengi .
halanki , gayon ek dusare se alag
karne ke liye bahut chalak the . ve jante the ki agar ve ek sath the , to koi
shikari un par hmala nahi kar sakta tha . sher do ya tin dinon ke liye aas -
pas men ghuspaith karta hai . lekin gayon ko ek sath rahana jari rakha , aur ek
dusare se alag nahi hoga . sher adhir ho gaya . yah ek yojana ke bare men socha
. yah gayon ki tarf chala gaya , unhen badhai di aur kaha , " tum mere
dost cace ho ? kya tum thik ho ? man hal hi men vyast ho gaya hun , to man nahi
a sakta tha .
aaj maine ek yatra ka bhugatan karne
ke liye apana man bana liya . " lal - bhure rang ki gay ne kaha , "
mahoday , aapake aane se humen khushi hai aur humare charagah ko ujjwal kar
diya hai . " safed aur kale gayon donon ne apane dost ko pareshan kiya tha
, lal - bhure rang ke gay ne kaha , aur apani vicharahinata par dukhi kiya gaya
. unhone ek - dusare se kaha , " lal - bhure rang ki gay ka manana hai ki
sher kya kahta hai ? kya yah nahi pata ki sher keval un par shikar karne ke
liye anya janvaron ki talash karte han ? " jaise - jaise din bit chuke ,
lal - bhure rang gay sher se adhik se adhik judi hui thi .
black gay aur white gay ne sher ke sath dosti
ke khilaf salah di , lekin unke prayas vyarth the . ek din , sher ne lal -
bhure rang ke gay se kaha , " aap jante han ki humare sharir ka rang
andhera hai aur safed gay ke sharir ka rang halka hai . aap yah bhi jante han
ki halka rang gehra rang ke viparit hai . agar man safed gay khata hun to yah
bahut achha hoga , taki man safed gay khaun , taki man bahut achha hoga , to
lal - bhure rang ki gay ne sher ke tark ko sweekar kar liya aur ise vyast
rakhane ke liye kale gay se bat karna shuru kar diya , taki sher safed gay kha
sake .
white gay ko akela chhod diya gaya tha aur
mare gaye the , jabaki kale aur lal - bhuri gayon nishkriy bat men vyast the .
sher ne safed gay ko bhasm kar diya kyonki do ya tin din bit gaye . yah fir se
bhukh lagi . ise lal - bhuri gay kaha jata hai . gay ne jawab diya : " han
sar ! " sher ne kaha , " mere sharir ka rang aur aapake sharir ka
rang lal - bhura donon han , aur kala humare rang ke sath nahi jata hai .
agar man kala gay khata hun to yah
bahut achha hoga , taki is jangal men hum sabhi ek hi rang ka hon . " lal
- bhure rang ki gay ne is tark ko sweekar kar liya aur kale gay se dur chale
gaye . sher ne jald hi kali gay par hmala kiya aur kha liya . aur lal bhure
rang ke gay ke liye , yah khushi se bhara tha ki yah nahi pata tha ki kya karna
hai . yah ghumata aur charaya aur khud se kaha , " yah keval mujhe hai
jisamen sher ka rang hai . " bad men kuchh din bit gaye , sher fir se
bhukh lagi .
yah roya aur kaha , " he lal - bhuri gay
! tum kahan ho ? " lal - bhure rang ki gay , der ke sath hilti hui , aage
badhi aur kaha , " han sar ! " sher ne kaha : " aaj yah tumhari
bari hai . apane aap ko taiyar ho jao , man tumhen khane ja raha hun . "
bahut der aur dravani ke sath lal - bhure rang gay ne kaha , " kyon sar ,
man tumhara dost hun .
maine jo kuchh bhi tumane mujhse
poochha . fir bhi tum mujhe kyon khana chahate ho ? " sher roya aur kaha ,
" mere pas koi dost nahi hai . yah cace sambhav hai ki ek sher gay ke sath
dosti karta hai ? " isse koi fark nahi padta ki lal - bhure rang ki gay ne
kitani bhikh mangi aur aagrah kiya , sher ne apane shabdon ko sweekar nahi kiya
. ant men gay ne kaha , " shri sher , kripya mujhe khane se pahle tin bar
rone ki anumit den . " sher ne kaha , " thik hai . jaldi se , jaldi !
" lal - bhure rang ki gay ne roya , " man white gay dww ko bahut din
kha gaya tha