THE FRIENDLY LION
mitravat sher ek sher tha. vah afreekee savaana mein apane doston ke saath rahata tha. cheeta aur magaramachchh usake mitr hain. yuva sher ko apane doston ke saath khelana bahut pasand tha. usake dost chhote aur kamazor jaanavaron ko khaana pasand karate the. yuva sher ko aisa karana pasand nahin aaya. unhen sabjiyaan aur phal khaana pasand tha. cheeta aur magaramachchh us par hansate. ve hamesha koshish karate the ki vah chhote jaanavaron ko kha jaaye. lekin yuva sher ko jaanavaron ko khaana bilkul pasand nahin tha.
ek din cheeta aur magaramachchh sher ke ghar aaye. ve usaka tab tak mazaak udaane lage jab tak bechaara sher rone nahin laga. sher apane doston se khush nahin tha. vah tha
khud se bhee khush nahin. usane chhote jaanavaron ko khaane ka phaisala kiya taaki usake dost usaka mazaak udaana band kar den.
agalee subah, sher chhote jaanavaron kee talaash mein ghar se nikal gaya. vah teen ghante tak chalata raha lekin use koee najar nahin aaya. vah ghar vaapas jaana chaahata tha tabhee usane apane saamane ek bhoore rang ka kharagosh dekha. vah khush tha ki aakhirakaar use ek chhota jaanavar mil gaya. vah khushee-khushee kharagosh kee or chal diya. usane kharagosh ko khaane ke lie apana munh khola lekin kharagosh ne bhaagane kee koshish nahin kee. tabhee usane dekha ki kharagosh so raha hai.
yuva sher ne kharagosh ko apane panje se chhua. kharagosh neend se jaag gaya. kharagosh dar gaya! vah bhaagane lagee. yuva sher ne kharagosh ka peechha nahin kiya. kharagosh ko ummeed thee ki sher use kabhee bhee kha sakata hai. vah jaanatee thee ki vah sher se tez nahin daud sakatee. daudate samay kharagosh ne peechhe mudakar dekha.
sher usaka peechha nahin kar raha tha. vah kharagosh ko dekh raha tha kyonki vah bhaagane kee koshish kar rahee thee. kharagosh ko aashchary hua. usane daudana band kar diya. usane sher se poochha ki usane use kyon nahin khaaya. sher ne usase kaha ki vah jaanavaron ko nahin khaata. kharagosh khush tha aur prasann tha ki vah sher ke saath surakshit rahegee. usane sher se poochha ki kya vah usaka dost banega. sher ne bahut der tak socha aur kaha, “haan, main tumhaara mitr banoonga.
