Once, a deer lived deep in the jungle. But he was no ordinary deer, for he was very strong and wise, and spoke like a human. One day, a king, who was hunting, saw this deer. The deer saw the king aiming his bow and arrow at him. He started running. The king followed him in hot pursuit. The king was so bent on chasing the deer that he did not notice a great hollow in the earth. The deer jumped easily over it but the king fell into it. The deer saw this. Moved by compassion, he decided to help the king. He said in a human voice, “I hope Your Majesty has not got hurt. I will take you out.” The king was astonished to hear the deer speaking. He realised that the deer was not ordinary. The deer helped the king out of the hollow. The king was ashamed of his actions and sought the deer’s forgiveness.
The Talking Deer
