THE SENSIBLE RABBIT MORAL STORY

Elephants have the habit of roaming in families throughout the forest in search of food and water. They cover large areas in a single day. When they roam, they usually tread upon many small animals and kill them. So, when the smaller animals hear the trumpeting of the elephants running for their lives.

Many times, rabbits get crushed under the heavy feet of the elephants and lose their lives and those of their loved ones. Even though the rabbits try hard, they could not outrun the elephants. But, the elephants did not seem to even notice the death of the rabbits. The bereaved rabbits gathered together. They were filled with sorrow. They looked at one another, not knowing what to do. There was one smart rabbit in the herd.

He opened up, "Friends if we do not think of a way to divert the elephants, we are sure to die one day or the other." "What shall we do?" asked the other rabbits in a single voice. "Let me talk with the elephant chief and see what could be done," replied the smart rabbit. He met the elephant chief and said, "Oh mighty chief, the pond near which we live belongs to the moon deity. She weeps every night after you leave. She is very upset and sad, thinking of, the lives lost due to your deeds ." The elephant chief replied, "Is it so? Can you prove it?" The rabbit took the elephant chief to the nearby pond and showed the reflection of the moon. The reflection was shimmering due to the mild breeze.

The elephant took it for the moon's sorrow. He promised to the rabbit, "Hereafter we shall not cross this way. Live in happiness." That was the last time the elephants were seen in that area. The rabbits lived in peace and safety ever after.

Moral: WIT SERVES THE PURPOSE !!!

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