The story:
Once a camel and a jackal were fast friends. They longed to eat melons one day.
The camel seated him on his back and took him to the fields across the river.
They rushed into one, with great joy and began to eat melons. The jackal was
soon filled to the full. But it thought of a strange joke to harass its friend.
It began to howl as loudly as it could. The camel tried to stop it, but did not
succeed. It said that it was in the habit of singing at the end of a hearty
meal. But the noise was heard by the farmer and his sons. They came running to
the spot with thick stick in their hands. The camel tried to run away but he
could not escape a sound beating. His body was all aching, when he reached the
bank.
The jackal jumped on his back with a
smile on its face. But the camel decided to teach it a lesson on their way
back. He began to roll in water, when he reached the middle of the river. “What
are you doing?” cried the jackal. “Do not you see that I shall be drowned?” “I
cannot help it,” replied the jackal. “It is my habit to roll in water, when I
have finished my meal.” The jackal was very sorry to hear that. He fell down
into the river and was drowned.
Moral : As you sow, so shall you
reap.
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