It was a thick forest. A jackal was living in it. Once he was wandering here and there. While roaming he reached the borders of a town. There was a washerman’s house. One indigo pot was kept in the courtyard. The jackal unnoticed fell into the pot.
The jackal tried to come out of the pot. But he was unable to do so. He remained there till morning.
In the morning the washerwoman saw the jackal in the pot. He was astonished. The jackal behaved as if he is dead. The washerman felt then is dead. So he lifted the animal out of it took him to far off place and threw him. The jackal without seeing ran away.
In the forest, he found himself turned blue.
Oh! What a pity it is? I am turning blue. I am entirely a different one. Why should I not make use of this opportunity for any benefit’ he thought over. He meditated for some time.
He called other jackals and said, look, the goddess of the forest has installed me as the king of the forest. Therefore, from today all of you have to obey my orders. You see, the goddess has sprinkled on me the pure juice. This is the indication of the power I have obtained’.
Gradually, the blue jackal was made the king and even other animals also treated him as their king. The tiger, the lion and other wild animals became his servants. From that moment the jackal felt that other jackals are not eligible to be present in his court. He discarded them.
An old jackal got annoyed and called his fellow jackals and said, friends, do not worry I shall look into it’. He declared the king is a Jackal. The tiger and others were deceived by the color of the jackal. They were unable to recognize him as a jackal and fully considered him as the king.
But one cannot be changed either by changing his color or dress. If a dog is made the king does he leave biting bones? One or the other e he will bark and soon be noticed by others that he is a dog.
Once the jackal raised his voice to frighten other animals. Then he shouted. The tiger immediately discovered that the new king is there a jackal. He killed the blue jackal.
One may think that he can fool others. Of course he can fool many. But he cannot fool others at all times. The jackal though thought that he can make all animals obey him failed to do so as he opened his mouth. How long he could have kept quiet?
One should not convert the accidental incidence for the same benefit.
