bahut hi bade ek jangal mein ek bar bahut hi bada ek hi sher tha bahut hi badi us ki monchhen bhi thin bahut hi badi punchh us sher ki kabhi punchh upar uthata tha jab to panchhi bhi pedon pe dar jate the nikalta tha jab ghaar se aur ghurraata tha to jangal mein sab dar ke chhup jate the bahut sahme sahme se rahte the sab kabhi koi gidad kabhi lomdi kabhi nil gay kabhi koi suar kabhi ek do aur kabhi tin tin jahan bhi mile jis qadar bhi shikar wo jangal ka raja tha kha jata tha koi bhi amn se na ji pata tha bahut soch kar sab ke sab ek din sabha mein mile aur kiye faisle agar sher bahar na aaya kare to har roz parchi nikala karen ki har roz bas ek hi jaanwar khud hi sher ke ghaar mein bhej kar chain se ji saken magar sher ji se ye kaise kahen sabha ke sabhi soch mein pad gae bahut der baad bade pir bakre ji bole ki main meri umr to yun hi baqi hai kam mujhe khae jata hai bachchon ka gham agar sher ne kha liya bhi to kya sunaya bade pir ne ja ke jangal ka ye faisla sher ji sun ke pahle to chaunke zara magar ghaur se socha jab moamla to samjhe chalo apni mehnat bachi ye jangal bhi apna hai raja bhi hum hamein hi to hoga na parja ka gham zaban pher kar khushk honton pe bole khabar kar di jaegi janta ko kal magar aaj ke din halum halum aaj to aap hi meri khurak ho kaha aur bas kha gaya budhe bakre ko sher din guzarte gae log ghatte gae mahine gae yun hi roz khurak jati rahi sher ke ghaar tak ki ek din nikal aai bari jo khargosh ki wo ghabra gaya chala dhime dhime se kachhwe ki chaal pahunchte pahunchte use ghaar tak sham hone lagi use dekh kar sher bhanna gaya chhatanki barabar ye khurak bheji hai jangal ne aur is qadar der se mita dunga khargosh ki zat ko main jangal ka jangal hi kha jaunga suna aur khargosh rone laga gidgidane laga huzur is mein meri nahin hai khata na jangal sabha ka koi dosh hai ki jangal ne to sat khargosh bheje magar magar kya magar sir magar kya kyun hakla rahe ho batao mujhe magar magar magar sir kahan hain tumhaare chhe ghaddar sathi wo khargosh phir se sisakne laga hamein raste mein huzur ek zalim ne roka tha aur bahut galiyan aap ko din kaha main dohraun kaise wo sab kuchh huzur kaha jao kah do mere sathiyon ko wahi kha gaya ye sunna tha ki sher ghurraya monchhon mein bal aa gae akadne lagi us ki hunteri punchh aur aankhon mein bas khun utarne laga kahan hai kidhar hai bata kaun hai mere hote kis ka hua hausla ki meri reaya pe koi zulm kar sake wo hai aap ki zat ka sir magar main m main main wo kahta tha sir j j jangal ka raja asl main wo wo hai lapak ke utha sher bola bata kahan hai bata us ko kachcha chaba jaunga wo pipal ki paudi ke pichhe jo kuan hai na wahin pe chhupa hai wo kayer huzur palak ke jhapakne mein pahunche kuen pe khargosh aur sher khade ho ke kunen pe us sher ne jo pani mein dekha to han sher tha wo pani mein us ki hi parchhain thi magar sher samjha wahi dusra sher hai dikhae jo us ne bhayanak se dant to us ne bhi dikhlae waise hi dant ye ghurraya ghurrai parchhain bhi palat ke kuen se jo aawaz lauti wo samjha wo aaya ye kuda chhapak se pani mein aur dub ke mar gaya khushi se jo uchhla hai khargosh to abhi tak uchhal kar hi chalta hai wo