Ek jungle me ek bahut hi darawna sher rehta tha. Wo har din kisi na kisi jaanwar ko pakad kar kha jaata tha. Saare jaanwar bahut dare hue the.
Ek din sabhi jaanwaron ne milkar faisla kiya ki roz ek jaanwar khud sher ke paas jaayega, taaki baaki sab bach sake. Sher ne bhi ye baat maan li.
Agli baari ek chhote se khargosh ki thi. Khargosh bahut chatur tha. Wo jaan-boojhkar der se sher ke paas pahucha.
Sher gusse me bola, "Itni der kyu laga di?"
Khargosh bola, "Maharaj, raste me ek aur sher mil gaya tha. Wo keh raha tha ki wo hi asli raja hai!"
Sher ko bahut gussa aaya aur bola, "Mujhe uske paas le chalo!"
Khargosh sher ko ek kuen (well) ke paas le gaya aur bola, "Wo sher iske andar hai।"
Sher ne kuen me jhaank kar dekha, to usse apni hi parchai dikhai di. Usne socha wo dusra sher hai।
Gusse me aakar sher kuen me kud gaya… aur doob gaya।
Is tarah chhote se khargosh ne apni akal se sabhi jaanwaron ko bacha liya।