Jackal

Stories tagged Jackal:

• The Foolish Sage and the Jackal Aug 16, 2025

  

  In the ancient kingdom of Magadha, there lived a sage named Vidyadhar who was renowned throughout the land for his vast learning. His hermitage was filled with countless scrolls and palm-leaf manuscripts containing the wisdom of ages – treatises on philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and spiritual knowledge. Scholars would travel from distant kingdoms just to debate with him and learn from his extensive library.

  However, despite all his book learning, Vidyadhar had developed a fatal flaw: he had become incredibly proud and arrogant. He believed that because he could recite thousands of Sanskrit verses and explain complex philosophical concepts, he was superior to all other beings in the world.

• The Blue Jackal Aug 15, 2025

  

  In a dense forest near the ancient city of Hastinapura, there lived a clever but hungry jackal named Chandarava. Like all jackals, he was a scavenger who survived by his wits, constantly searching for food scraps and easy opportunities. However, Chandarava was lazier than most of his kind and always looked for ways to get food without working too hard for it.

  One particularly difficult season, when food was scarce throughout the forest, Chandarava grew desperately hungry. Day after day, he wandered through the woods finding nothing but dried leaves and empty burrows. The other animals had hidden their food stores well, and even the usual scraps from human settlements were nowhere to be found.