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    Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales
    Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales
    Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales
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    Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales

    By Raja Sharma

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    The Indian myths and folklore are very much a part of every Indian’s life. The rich Indian culture is literally based on the foundation of ages old scriptures and writings.

    The folklore has been an inevitable part of the Indian society. When it comes to Indian folk tales, the country of diverse religions, languages and cultures has a complete range of tales and short stories. Indian folklore has a wide range of stories and mythological legends, which emerge from all walks of life. The interesting stories range from the remarkable ‘Panchatantra’ to ‘Hitopadesha’, from ‘Jataka’ to ‘Akbar-Birbal’.

    The ancient religious references also suggest that the tales have always been a pivotal part of daily life in India. The great Indian epics like ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’ and ‘Bhagvad Gita’ are full of didactic stories inspired from the lives of great souls. Being full of moralistic values, Indian folklore makes perfect stories for children, who are required to be, instilled with right values. All these ancient stories have been passed from generation to generation, creating bondage of traditional values with present-day generation.

    Raja Sharma

    In this Book:

    Preface
    Wisdom
    Mean Friend
    Value of Advice
    Recognize True Friends
    Greed is Always Bad
    Courageous Succeeds
    Greedy and His Punishment
    Might is Temporary but Wisdom is Permanent
    Destiny is Inevitable
    Mind your Own Business
    Tit for Tat
    Wise Judgment
    Friends
    Don’t Wait for Rewards
    Honesty
    Respect your Present
    Evaluate what you Hear
    Be Satisfied with What you Have
    Will and Determination
    Everlasting Friendship
    Conclusion
    Share with Others
    Love your Friends
    Don’t Listen what Others Say
    Strength is not Always Useful
    Intelligence
    The Girl’s Husband
    Excess is Bad
    Be Satisfied
    Common Sense
    Don’t Judge from Looks
    Haste is Dangerous
    Presence of Mind
    Intelligent Actions
    Making Castles in Air
    Wisdom Scores over Force
    Take Advice
    Witless
    Unity is Strength

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateAug 11, 2011
    ISBN9781466188679
    Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Ancient Wisdom-Mythological Tales - Raja Sharma

      Chapter 1: Preface

      The Indian society gets its impetus and inspiration from ages old scriptures and writings. The Indian myths and folklore are very much a part of every Indian’s life. The rich Indian culture is literally based on the foundation of ages old scriptures and writings.

      The folklore has been an inevitable part of the Indian society. When it comes to Indian folk tales, the country of diverse religions, languages and cultures has a complete range of tales and short stories. Indian folklore has a wide range of stories and mythological legends, which emerge from all walks of life. The interesting stories range from the remarkable ‘Panchatantra’ to ‘Hitopadesha’, from ‘Jataka’ to ‘Akbar-Birbal’.

      The ancient religious references also suggest that the tales have always been a pivotal part of daily life in India. The great Indian epics like ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’ and ‘Bhagvad Gita’ are full of didactic stories inspired from the lives of great souls. Being full of moralistic values, Indian folklore makes perfect stories for children, who are required to be, instilled with right values. All these ancient stories have been passed from generation to generation, creating bondage of traditional values with present-day generation.

      Raja Sharma

      Chapter 2: It is Good to be Wise

      It is a very old story which tries to prove that wisdom is always higher than knowledge. Many animals lived together peacefully in a dense forest. One animal that caused unrest and fear in the jungle was a huge elephant. He was brutal and haughty by nature. He used to roam in the forest without restraint. All the animals of the forest were afraid of this wild Elephant. Without any purpose, he used to pull down the trees and ripped the branches. In this way, he destroyed innumerable nests with eggs and crushed the nestlings under his massive feet.

      No one could stop the elephant from doing all that he liked doing. He was the cause of havoc in that otherwise peaceful jungle. Fierce animals like Lions and Tigers also kept themselves at a safe distance from this Elephant. Once it happened that he destroyed the burrows of the jackals in his merciless stroll. This action of Elephant was not tolerable to the animals and all of them wanted to kill the Elephant. They had a conversation regarding this but thought it was nearly impossible to kill the Elephant due to his gigantic size.

      The animals in the jungle were worried and they wanted to find a solution but they were unable to devise any plan which could dissuade that brutal elephant from causing trouble in that jungle. When no solution could be found, the jackals called their separate meeting. They were ready to do anything to get rid of the mighty Elephant. But killing the huge Elephant was not a tiny task to do. All of them had a discussion that how could they kill the Elephant. Suddenly, an old Jackal said, Leave everything on me. I will cleverly bring about his death. Everyone gave his consent to the idea of the old Jackal.

      The next day was the day of executing the plan and as a result the old Jackal went to the Elephant, bowed respectfully before him and said, My Lord! Favor me with your royal glance.

      The proud elephant looked at the jackal with disdain and shouted, Who are you? Why you have come here?

      The poor Jackal, who was trembling with fear, rallied courage and intelligently replied, I am only a poor Jackal. Your Majesty, no one can deny your greatness. You are kind-hearted, gentle and possess all qualities of a ruler. Taking these things in the mind, all the animals have chosen you to be their King. Please accept this offer and make us obliged.

      Those sweet words spoken by the Jackal pleased the elephant and he began to trumpet loudly with extreme air of pride.

      The intelligent Jackal sensed that his trick and flattery were working and showing the result so he further acclaimed, Your Highness, all the animals are eager to see your kingship ceremony. It will be held in the middle of the forest, where thousands of animals have already gathered to get your glimpse. Our astrologers have told this is the auspicious moment for your crowning. Time is slipping fast. So, please come with me without any delay.

      The haughty elephant was more than pleased and he looked admiringly at the poor jackal. He had long nursed dream of becoming the king of the jungle one day. He contemplated that the kingship ceremony will be matter of honor to him. Instantly, he got ready to accompany the Jackal to the place where ceremony was to be held. The Jackal took the Elephant deep into the forest. On the way, they had to walk through a swampy area by the side of a lake. The Jackal walked across the swampy region easily.

      The elephant could not sense the trick and began to move forward like a king. But as soon as the Elephant stepped on the swamp, he got stuck in it. The huge elephant endeavoured his best to come out of the swamp, but to no avail. The more he tried to move out, the more he went deep into it. He got frightened and called out the Jackal, Friend, Please help me to come out of this mud. I am sinking deep into the mud. Call other animals quickly to help me otherwise I will die.

      The Jackal was jumping with joy and he loudly replied, No one is going to save you, you arrogant cruel beast. You deserve this conduct. You are a merciless creature. No one wants you to remain alive because you have destroyed our lives and peace of this beautiful jungle. You killed our siblings and kids. You have destroyed our burrows and nests of poor birds. You knew everything, but remained indifferent. I am sorry to say that your end has come. The Jackal left the place immediately.

      The haughty elephant kept on shouting in help but all in vain. In a little while, the Elephant disappeared from the scene, sinking into the deep mud.

      Moral: Every despot has to meet his doom.

      Chapter 3: Selfish Friends

      Once again a story from a dense forest: There was a lion in a very big and dense jungle. A Jackal, a Crow and a Wolf were his followers and his friends. The lion did not know that his friends had their selfish motives behind their friendships. They knew that the Lion was the King of the forest and friendship with such fierce creature would always help them. To meet their selfish ends, they started obeying and were always available at the service of the Lion.

      Lion’s three friends were happy to be with the lion because they got plenty of food in his company and they did not want to leave that part of their lives. They didn’t have to make any efforts to search for their food, as the Lion used to give his leftover meals to them. Moreover, they became powerful as they were next to the King

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