Dhritrarashtra wanted a crown prince appointed. Yudhistira was the eldest and also beloved of the people. He decided to go with the people. Bhima and Arjuna went around canvassing for their brother. They had fights with kings who refused to accept Yudhistira and defeated them. Nakula and Sahadeva acted as advisers.
All was going well when one day Dhritrarashtra thought that his sons were getting neglected and no one was bothering about them. This got him thinking. He gave up food and sleep, thinking of all the time. His advisers asked him to be silent and wait for the right opportunity. The advisers told him a story. In a forest where the animals rules, a fat doe entered. A fox said he would catch his animal and have a feast. He told a mouse to observe where the doe slept and to build a tunnel silently which would open up near the animal. Once the tunnel was built, the mouse was to come out of it near the doe and bite it on its feet. Once the doe was wounded, it would not be able to run and the lion would easily catch up with it.
It happened as was plotted and the lion caught the doe. The fox now started thinking how to get its share. He went to the lion and told him it was a very auspicious day and he should not be eating without having a bath. He said he would sit guard.
The lion and other animals went to have a bath. When they came back, they saw the fox sitting with a sad face.
The fox said he was saddened by what the mouse had said. The mouse had said as it had had wounded the animal first, it had the right to eat the flesh and not the lion. The lion went away angry. When the lion left, the tiger came. The fox told the tiger that the lion had gone to look for him, to kill him and eat him. The tiger hearing this went away grumbling. He told the mouse that a mongoose had also come to have a share and when the fox had told him that the mouse deserved the first bite, the mongoose had gone to look for the mouse. The mouse hearing this fled.
When the mongoose actually came, the fox challenged him to a duel. Because of his strength and size, the fox easily won and he easily feasted on the animal.
Ending their story, the advisers told the king that he needed to act cunningly. He told the king to act as if he was a friend and well wisher of his enemies, but internally scheme.
All was going well when one day Dhritrarashtra thought that his sons were getting neglected and no one was bothering about them. This got him thinking. He gave up food and sleep, thinking of all the time. His advisers asked him to be silent and wait for the right opportunity. The advisers told him a story. In a forest where the animals rules, a fat doe entered. A fox said he would catch his animal and have a feast. He told a mouse to observe where the doe slept and to build a tunnel silently which would open up near the animal. Once the tunnel was built, the mouse was to come out of it near the doe and bite it on its feet. Once the doe was wounded, it would not be able to run and the lion would easily catch up with it.
It happened as was plotted and the lion caught the doe. The fox now started thinking how to get its share. He went to the lion and told him it was a very auspicious day and he should not be eating without having a bath. He said he would sit guard.
The lion and other animals went to have a bath. When they came back, they saw the fox sitting with a sad face.
The fox said he was saddened by what the mouse had said. The mouse had said as it had had wounded the animal first, it had the right to eat the flesh and not the lion. The lion went away angry. When the lion left, the tiger came. The fox told the tiger that the lion had gone to look for him, to kill him and eat him. The tiger hearing this went away grumbling. He told the mouse that a mongoose had also come to have a share and when the fox had told him that the mouse deserved the first bite, the mongoose had gone to look for the mouse. The mouse hearing this fled.
When the mongoose actually came, the fox challenged him to a duel. Because of his strength and size, the fox easily won and he easily feasted on the animal.
Ending their story, the advisers told the king that he needed to act cunningly. He told the king to act as if he was a friend and well wisher of his enemies, but internally scheme.
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