Stories for Children- The Clever Leader By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji-1

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Dear All,

 

Once upon a time there lived in a village a man by

name Dhanapalan. The people of that village were all

good-natured. They led a very virtuous life. However,

Dhanapalan alone was a troublemaker teasing someone or

the other.

 

A sadhu by name Venkatesan also lived in this village.

Suddenly, one day Dhanapalan said to Venkatesan, " You

have borrowed ten thousand rupees from me. Return it

at once. " Hearing this a very scared Venkatesan said,

" I have not borrowed anything from you. Why then are

you saying so? "

Dhanapalan replied, " A month back I had a dream in

which you asked me for a loan. I lent you ten thousand

rupees. " The perplexed Venkatesan took his problem to

the village panchayat. The panchayat leader was a

clever man. He asked Venkatesan not to worry over this

matter and within a day or two called for a meeting of

the panchayat.

 

All the villagers took part in this hearing. The

panchayat leader asked for a big mirror and placed it

in this court. He then placed Rupees ten thousand in

front of the mirror. He called for Dhanapalan and said

to him, " Venkatesan borrowed the money from you only

in the dream and not directly. Hence you can take the

cash seen in the mirror. Dhanapalan not knowing what

to do stood with his head bowed. Venkatesan felt

relieved. The villagers praised the smart judgement of

the panchayat leader.

 

The story goes to show that there is always a person

smarter than one is.

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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