THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER ulloo aur tidda ulloo hamesha din mein neend leta hai. phir sooryaast ke baad, jab aasamaan se gulaabee roshanee kam ho jaatee hai aur parachhaiyaan dheere-dheere lakadee se oopar uthatee hain, to vah puraane khokhale ped se phadaphadaatee aur palaken jhapakaate hue baahar aatee hai. ab usakee ajeeb “hoo-hoo-hoo-00-00” shaant lakadee se goonjatee hai, aur vah un keedon aur bhrngon, mendhakon aur choohon kee talaash shuroo kar detee hai jinhen vah khaana bahut pasand karatee hai.
ab vahaan ek boodhee ulloo thee jo badee hone ke saath-saath bahut jiddee ho gaee thee aur use khush karana kathin ho gaya tha, khaasakar agar koee bhee cheez usakee dainik neend mein khalal daalatee thee. ek garm garmee kee dopahar mein jab vah puraane ok ke ped mein apanee maand mein so rahee thee, paas mein ek tidde ne ek aanandadaayak lekin bahut hee karkash geet shuroo kiya. ped ke us chhed se boodhe ulloo ka sir baahar nikala jo daravaaje aur khidakee donon ke kaam aata tha.
“yahaan se chale jao, shreemaan,” usane tidde se kaha. “tumhen koee shishtaachaar nahin hai? tumhen kam se kam meree umr ka sammaan karana chaahie aur mujhe chupachaap sone ke lie chhod dena chaahie!”
lekin tidde ne vinamrataapoorvak uttar diya ki use dhoop mein apanee jagah par utana hee adhikaar hai jitana ulloo ko puraane ok mein apanee jagah par hai. phir usane ek tez aur aur bhee tez dhun bajaee.
buddhimaan boodha ulloo achchhee tarah se jaanata tha ki is maamale mein na to tidde se aur na hee kisee aur se bahas karane se koee phaayada hoga. isake alaava, usakee aankhen din ke hisaab se itanee tez nahin theen ki anumati dee ja sake
use tidde ko vaisa dand dena tha jaisa vah yogy tha. isalie usane sabhee kathor shabdon ko ek taraph rakh diya aur usase bahut dayaaluta se baat kee.
“theek hai sar,” usane kaha, “agar mujhe jaagate rahana hoga, to main aapake gaayan ka aanand lene ke lie turant taiyaar ho jaoongee.
ab jab main isake baare mein sochata hoon, to mere paas yahaan ek adbhut sharaab hai, jo mujhe olampas se bhejee gaee hai, jisake baare mein mujhe bataaya gaya hai ki apolo uchch devataon ke lie gaane se pahale peeta hai. krpaya aaen aur mere saath is svaadisht pey ka svaad len. mujhe pata hai ki yah aapako apolo kee tarah gaane par majaboor kar dega.”