How Panchatantra Stories are Significant Even Today!!!

The Panchatantra stories started right in the 3^rd century B.C. and have been deciphered into numerous languages ever since. Throughout the world, these stories are also called Aesop Fables, for some they are called the Panchatantra stories while in other places, they are known as Jataka stories. The Panchatantra stories were based on old traditions and written originally by Sanskrit. The features of these stories are, they are simple to understand, crisp, short and are favorite for kids. The most important parts of these stories is that they always end with a moral. A moral to learn, either wrong or right. So how relevant or significant are these stories to us in today’s word

Here are some of them:

1. The Blue Jackal

A blue jackal existed and he fell into a container of dye. The considered of using this situation as an advantage and began by tricking the animals in the field. It came a day that he couldn’t control himself, he cried in the presence of all the animals and the end was, they killed him. The moral of this story is to be yourself. You can trick others through your appearance but one day, the real you will be seen.

2.      The Brahmin and the Goat

There were three trickish fellows who cheated a Brahmin. They made him to believe he was carrying a dead calf, donkey and dog rather than a goat. Well he heeded to their words. He left the goat and too off. While he ran away, the three enjoyed the goat. The significant of this jataka tales is to believe in yourself. You must believe in your capability and not what others say. Don’t allow the pressure of friends to make you succumb.

3.      The Monkey and the Crocodile

In this story, the crocodile exposed his objectives to the monkey after getting to the center of the river. But the monkey tried to protect his life. Swimming was a problem for the monkey, but he didn’t give up but managed to reach the other end of the river and left the crocodile chagrined. The moral of this jataka tales is that no matter the situation, don’t give you. Another way is to look for a solution.

 

4.      The swans and the turtle:

This stories is about a turtle who is a talkative and two swans who managed to help this turtle through the use of stick to hold him. The swans told him not to talk but he refused and spoke. He fell and that was his end. Moral of the jataka tales is that you must listen to advice, it can be beneficial in a long term

5.      The story of ‘The Sage And The Mouse

This story demonstrate the fact that your beginning shouldn’t be neglected. You might be famous, wealthy or very important. All these won’t mean anything if we forget our origin. Never forget your beginning

 

Author Bio

Murdock Greg in this piece explains the importance of Panchatantra stories in today’s world. He stated some of the jataka tales and the lessons to be learn from it.