Magic Bell
A boy named Shiv lived in a village. He lived with his mother and younger sister. He used to graze cattle in the forest near the mountain. There was a huge tree. Shiv used to sit beneath the tree and sing songs. He became friends with the birds there. He kept an eye on the cattle. He would come back to the village in the evening... ...and hand over the cattle to their respective owners. He would get some money for grazing the cattle... ...throughout the day in the heat.
Shiv met the household expenses with the money he earned. He took care of his mother and sister with the money. He bought household essentials with the money he earned. His younger sister want to eat good food at times. She was bored of the simple staple food. Shiv understood what she wanted but he was helpless. He had to save money for his sister's education.
The next morning Shiv went to the forest to graze the cattle. He noticed a woodcutter cutting the tree... ...under which he sat and grazed the cattle. He was worried as well as sad. But, he got an idea. Listen to me woodcutter. Why are you cutting this tree? I think you aren't aware that the witch who lives in this tree... ...will possess the person who cuts this tree. She'll trouble him. The woodcutter was scared and he ran away. Run! Run! After the woodcutter went away from there... ...the spirit of the tree appeared before him. It happily announced... You saved my life. Therefore I'm very happy. I gift you this bell as a reward. What will I do with this bell? This is not an ordinary bell. This is a magic bell. You can get any food you want with it. But, always remember that you can ask it for food only once in a day. Thank you, my friend. Shiv was very happy as no one would go to bed hungry any more. His younger sister would get food of her choice.
When Shiv returned home in the evening, He shared the incident with his mother and sister. His mother and sister were very happy. They requested the magic bell to fulfill their wish. They ordered the food of their choice,ate to their heart's content... ...and went to bed.
Next morning Shiv took the cattle out to graze. When he reached home in the evening,he found all the utensils empty. There was dry flat bread and pickle for him. The food that he ate daily. Shiv was disheartened and angry. He didn't eat anything and went to bed. He took away the magic bell with him the next morning. When his mother and his younger sister were hungry... ...they looked for the magic bell. They searched the entire house but didn't get the magic bell. They were sad. They thought that they lost the bell. They thought they would neither get the bell nor food. They went to bed hungry.
When Shiv returned home in the evening... ...he took out the magic bell from his pocket. He ordered the food of his choice. His mother and younger sister were very sad to see this. His younger sister started crying and she said... Brother, you've become selfish. You weren't like this before. Shiv was sad to hear this. He also realized his mistake. But, he also shared what he felt. You asked the bell to give you food but you forgot to keep food for me. I was tired and went to bed hungry.I had no other option. I was sad and angry. His sister realized her mistake. They shared food.
The moral of the story :- Shouldn't be selfish. We must take care of the needs of others.
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