A Thief and the Temple Bell

Once, there lived a thief in a kingdom in ancient times. One day he stole a temple bell made of gold and ran into the forest. There, a tiger saw the thief. The tiger pounced upon the thief and killed him. The bell dropped to the ground.

Some Monkeys found the bell and started playing with it. When the people found the thief’s body they thought that a monster must have killed him and then rang the bell! Now that monster would kill all of them! They got scared and started leaving the kingdom.

One day, a brave and clever woman was passing through the forest and saw the Monkeys playing with the bell. She had a plan and told the King of that kingdom that the monster can be conquered! But it will cost a lot of money! The King agreed to pay her a large sum of money as he was concerned about the safety of his people.

Then, the woman collected a lot of fruits and pretended to pray. Later, she kept them under a tree in the forest and waited near a tree at some distance. When the monkeys saw the fruits, they dropped the bell and rushed down.

She quickly picked up the bell and ran back to the city!

The moral of this story is that Intelligence and courage will bring success.Also, one should not believe in rumors and should first confirm what the matter is, before reacting to it.