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The Story of the Blue Jackal - A Kids' Story The Story of the Blue Jackal Once upon a time, there lived a clever and cunning lomda ( jackal ) in the heart of the forest. He was always hungry and looking for ways to satisfy his hunger. One day, he wandered into a nearby village in search of food. The villagers saw the lomda and chased him away, throwing stones at him. The lomda ran as fast as he could, trying to escape from the angry villagers. He ran into a house that belonged to a dyer. The dyer had left a big vat of blue dye outside his house. The lomda jumped into the vat, hoping to hide from the villagers. When he came out of the vat, his entire body was dyed blue. He no longer looked like a lomda. He looked like a strange and unknown animal. The lomda thought that this could be an opportunity for him. He could use this disguise to trick other animals in the forest. So, he went back to the forest, pretending to be a new and powerful animal. When the other animals saw him,

Panchatantra Story: The Cat's Judgement T he Partridge and the Rabbit's Dispute Once upon a time, there lived a partridge who had been living in a nest beneath a large peepul tree for many years. One day, while the partridge was away, a rabbit found her empty nest and made it his home. When the partridge returned, she was surprised and angry to find the rabbit living there. She demanded that the rabbit leave, but the rabbit refused, arguing that since the partridge had not been living there for many days, the nest was no longer hers. As the partridge and the rabbit argued, many animals and birds gathered around to listen. Unable to decide whom the house belonged to, they suggested that the partridge and the rabbit take the dispute to a judge. The partridge and the rabbit set out to find a judge, and after travelling far and wide, they finally reached the banks of the Ganges. There, they saw a tom-cat at a distance. However, they were scared to approach