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FOUR FRIENDS - MORAL STORY

            Although animals of the same breed tend to be friends, sometimes there develops a dear friendship among animals of varied kinds. Once, a deer, a tortoise, a rabbit, and a crow became very close friends. They shared many things they could with one another. Life was very happy for the friends. There is a twist in everybody's life.



 A hunter was lucky enough to catch the tortoise. As he started carrying the tortoise, the remaining friends cooked a plan to help their friend. The crow started cawing loud. The hunter turned to look in that direction. There he saw the beautiful deer dancing. He could not resist his eagerness to catch the deer.

He let the tortoise down and took his bow and arrow to aim at the deer. The moment the hunter let the tortoise down, the rat signaled the tortoise to crawl as fast as he could and dive into the nearby pond. By the time the hunter took his aim, the deer ran away from the place. Thus, both the friends escaped safely.




 The disappointed hunter wanted to somehow catch the deer. Now that he knew the whereabouts of the deer he set a trap for the deer. When the deer came in search of food, he got caught in the trap. It was the crow that saw the pathetic condition of the deer. He called for help from the rat and the tortoise. The rat started gnawing at the net. The tortoise kept walking in the direction of the hunter in a move to distract his attention. The crow was keeping vigilance. Soon, the rat chewed away the net and the deer was set free. The four friends went in happiness. 



Moral: A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED !!!


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