Panchatantra Story: Four Friends

Introduction

• Long time ago in a jungle
• Three friends: turtle, crow, mouse
• Good friends who always helped each other

New Friend

• One day, a deer joined them
• Deer: new to jungle, had no friends in previous jungle
• Turtle, crow, and mouse welcomed the deer as a new friend

Daily Routine

• All four friends met in the evening after looking for food

Deer Goes Missing

• One evening, deer didn’t return
• Other three friends got worried
• The crow decided to search for the deer

Deer in Trouble

• Crow found the deer trapped in a hunter’s net
• Crow informed the turtle and mouse
• Mouse gnawed at the net and freed the deer

Hunter Captures Turtle

• Hunter returned, captured the turtle
• Turtle put in a sack

Rescue Plan

• Deer, rat, and crow devised a plan to save the turtle
• Deer pretended to be dead; crow pretended to peck at it
• Hunter got distracted by “dead” deer

Execution of Plan

• While hunter approached “dead” deer, mouse gnawed sack
• Deer and crow escaped as hunter got closer
• Turtle freed from sack and escaped

Conclusion

• The four friends reunited happily
• Moral: Unity is strength

Closing Notes

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