Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 Once there was a sannyasi. He had a mouse as his pet and would feed him every day. The mouse became fond of him and would visit him quite often. One day the mouse informed the sannyasi that he was afraid of the cat. " All right, I'll make you a cat, " his master assured him, and immediately the mouse became a cat. The cat would purr at the sannyasi's feet. One day the cat expressed his worst fears about the dog. " All right, I'll make you a dog, " the sannyasi complied with a benign smile. The cat changed into a dog. When he heard the roar of a lion from the neighboring jungle, the dog became jittery and pleaded with his master, who turned him into a lion. One day thick clouds gathered in the sky and the peals of thunder made the lion get panicky. He scampered to the sannyasi and told him that he was afraid of the thunder. The sannyasi reproached him. " You were a mouse--I made you a cat, then a dog, and next a lion; still you carry the heart of a mouse and fear everything under the sun. It would be nice if you would go back and take your original form. " At once the lion changed into a mouse and lived with the sannyasi happily as before. _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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