A Foolish Stag
Once, a stag arrived at a stream to drink water. He drank his
fill. Suddenly, he caught sight of his reflection in the clear crystal water.
He was extremely delighted to see his beautiful antlers. He felt very proud and
admired the grace of his antlers. Suddenly, he caught sight of his legs. He was
disappointed to see his Slender and thin legs. While he was thus contemplating,
he heard the howls of hounds from a distance. To his fright, he saw a pack of
hounds running towards him across the field. He immediately took to flight into
the jungle. Soon, with the help of his thin legs, he was well away from the
hounds. By chance, he had to cross a part of forest overgrown with bushes.
While running through it, his antlers got entangled in the thick bushes. He
made desperate efforts to see himself but all to no avail. His lean legs, which
he badly hated, had brought him away from death. But, his majestic antlers,
which he admired so proudly, had brought him on the verge of death. In no time,
the howling hounds fell upon him and tore him to pieces.
Words
Meaning (Related to Story):
Stag: بارہ سنگا | Arrived: پہنچا | Stream: ندی | Drank: پیا | Suddenly: اچانک
| caught: پکڑا گیا | sight: نظر | Reflection: عکس | Crystal: شفاف | Extremely: انتہائی
| delighted: خوشی ہوئی | Antlers: سینگ | Felt: محسوس کیا | Proud: فخر ہے
| Admired: شخصیات | Grace: خوبصورتی | Leg: ٹانگ | Disappointed: مایوس
| slender: پتلی | Thin: دبلی | Contemplating: غور کرنا | Heard: سنا | howls: غراہت
| Hounds: کتے | Distance: فاصلے | fright: خوف | Pack: گروہ | towards: کی طرف
| Across: اس پار | Immediately: فورا | Flight: فرار | By chance: اتفاق سے
| overgrown: حد سے تجاوز | Bushes: جھاڑیوں | entangled: الجھا ہوا | desperate: بیتاب
| Avail: فائدہ | Lean: دبلی | Hated: نفرت ہے | Majestic: خوبصورت | Admired: شخصیات
| Proudly: فخر سے | Verge: دہانے | Howling: چیخ و پکار | Fell upon: گر گیا | tore: پھاڑنا
| pieces: ٹکڑے ٹکڑے
You can add these lines in story:
1. 1. “The
beauty of his antlers praised,
But at his legs in horror gazed:
They looked like spindles as they shrank,
Out of his sight beneath the bank.”
2. 2. “All
that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life has sold
But my outside to behold:”
Morals:
- Appearance
is always deceptive.
- All
that glitters is not gold.
- Do not find fault with Divine Hand.
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