panchatantra · Day 180 · Week 26
The Four Friends and the Hunter's Net
A baby grows in a world of friendships still to be made. The lullaby of true friends — small, slow, clever, swift — is a song every child deserves to hear from the very beginning.
When a friend is in a net, the pond can wait.
In a sun-warmed clearing at the edge of a forest, four friends lived together as easily as four fingers of one hand.
Mooshik the mouse was small and sharp-eyed. Kaag the crow was clever and quick. Mriga the deer was gentle and swift. Kachhap the turtle was slow, wise, and very, very loved.