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Once upon a time, there was a cow near a forest. It was living in its shed with its calf.
Daily it would go to the nearby forest to graze. It would come back by sunset and take care of its calf happily.
Cow eating grass
Similarly, one day the cow left for grazing in the forest. At that time, a tiger in the forest saw it.
Tiger
The tiger approached the cow. It wanted to eat it badly.
On looking at the tiger, the cow got scared. The first thought that struck its mind was who will take care of my calf if this tiger eats me. Thinking of this, its heart sunk.
The cow somehow gathered some courage. It requested the tiger in this way: “Oh tiger, I have a calf at my home. It is a newborn and doesn’t know how to eat or feed by himself. If you permit me, I will go home, give it milk and tell it about how to take care of itself in my absence. After I am done, I will return to you definitely. Then you can eat me.”
The tiger was wholly surprised. It thought, “No animal can even stand before me when it sees me. This cow is requesting me with sincerity. It is not scared of its life, but is thinking about its calf. Maybe the request is genuine!”
Thinking so, the tiger said, “Oh cow, okay please go home and milk your calf and come back. But do not delay, I am waiting here.”
On listening to this, the cow was immensely happy. It thanked the tiger for permitting it to go home for its calf.
She went to its shed, licked its calf, and caressed it. It gave the calf milk to its stomach.
Cow
The cow also explained to its calf that it should behave like a good child even in the mother’s absence. It stressed that the calf should stay strong and speak the truth all the time.
Saying so, it kissed its calf one last time and started returning to the tiger again.
Meanwhile, the tiger thought that the cow would not return. It thought who would return on their own to become food for the tiger. But then it simply waited to test its luck.
Tigers
To its astonishment, the cow returned. The tiger could not believe his eyes. It fell into a great dilemma! Should it eat the cow or leave it? The tiger thought, “Eating an honest cow like this will bring me all bad. I should let this cow go!”
Making his decision firmly, the tiger said to the cow, “Hey cow, I appreciate your honesty. I made up my mind not to eat you. Please go and take care of your calf and live happily forever with it.”
Now it is the time for the cow to be surprised. It thanked the tiger wholeheartedly and returned to its shed and lived happily with its calf forever
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