Loss Of friend

The Trader and the sweeper

There lived a wealthy trader in a city. he was married and held a Levish reception for his wedding. the king, the queen, their ministers and all the rich and famous people of the city were invited to attend. A sweeper working in the place also happened to be there. he said in the seat ment for nobles. The trader got very angry seeing him and ordered his servant to throw him out.

the sweeper felt badly insulted at being throne out in front of so many people.

‘I am poor,' he thought to himself. ‘I can never make the trader feel bad for insulting me, since he is very rich and out of my reach. I have to think of some clever way by which the king stops favouring him.'

from done on, the sweeper was filled which thoughts of Revenge, and eventually, a plan came to his mind. Early in the morning, when the king was still sleeping the sweeper pretended to see his bedroom.

he began to mumble,‘It's terrible. The trader has misbehaved with the queen! how can he be so arrogant?'

the king heard this and angry demand to know if he spoke the truth. had the trader really done such a thing?

‘Oh, your Majesty,' the sweeper said, ‘I am not sure if that is what I had heard. maybe I am wrong, as I do not remember clearly. I am feeling very happy today, because I gambled the entire last night.'

‘Now, the king was not satisfied with the sweepers reply, rather he doubted if what he said was possible. However, he knew that the trader and the sweeper both came to the palace freely. So, the trader could have misbehaved with the queen and the sweeper could have seen him doing so. the king suddenly remembered the advice of wise men, that mem talked in their sleep of all aspects, such as thoughts and desire that they keep hidden during the day. the king was now convinced that the trader must have misbehaved with the queen. he ordered that the trader should not enter the royal palace any more. the trader begin crying over his sad fortune. he wondered in despair why the king had taken such a step, when he and his relatives head always served the king faithfully. Even in his dreams he had not harmed him. one day, he tried to enter the king's palace. the palace guards stopped him. the sweeper watched this and pretended to be concerned. ‘You fools!' we shouted at the guards. ‘why are you stopping this great man who is among the king's most trusted friend? let him enter the palace. He is the powerful man. if you stop him, you will be thrown out of the palace, just as he threw me out of his house once!'

The trader heard this and felt that the sweeper could help him. By inviting him to tea and giving him expensive gifts, the trader try to keep him happy. He also tried to regain is confidence.

‘Friend,' he said, ‘I had never meant to insult you. You had occupied a seat that was set apart for the royal families. if I had let you sit there, they would have been angry with me. kindly forgive me.'

The sweeper was so please that he promised to make the king favour the trader again. the next day, he repeated the same drama and pretended to talk about the king eating cucumber in the toilet. ‘what are you saying?' asked the king. ‘It's all nonsense! have you ever seen me eating anything in there?'

‘No, your majesty,' the sweeper said. ‘I do not really know. I could be wrong, as I don't remember what I said. I am half asleep as I have stayed awake all night gambling.'

the king then realise his mistake. he understood that if the sweeper said false things about him, that may mean that what he had said about the trader could also be false. the king at once called for the trader. when the trader came, he received him affectionately and give him back the earlier authority he had enjoyed.

Damanaka continued, ‘So, do you now understand that Pride comes before a fall?'

Sanjeevaka agreed and went to Damanaka. taking him to The lion King, Damanaka introduced sanjeevaka to pingalaka. they exchanged warm greetings, and then, the king asked Sanjeevaka about his life so far. he also wanted the bullet to disclose the purpose of staying in that forest. the Bullock narrated his story. ‘Friend,' the king said, ‘do not be afraid. I assure you that I will protect you from wild animals, because all the animals are scared of me!'

then the king called karataka, too, and told him and Damanaka to look after the affairs of the forest. he himself started spending his time happily in the company of sanjeevaka.

The kings slowly gave up all his royal sports and past time and became sage like.

this worried the two jackals. Damanaka sad, ‘since Sanjeevaka has become the king's best friend, the king has stopped discussing important matters with us. he also does not fullfill his kingly duties. what should we do now?'

‘The King may not heed our advice,' Karataka said. ‘But it is our duty to give him good and useful advice. our elders believe that even if the king is not willing to heed good advice, it's the duty off his ministers to continue offering him advice.'

‘You are right,' said Damanaka. ‘I was making a mistake in not advising the king. what happened to the sage and the trickster should not happen to us.' Karataka pleaded for the story. Damanaka began the story.