The Blue Jackal
One night, a hungry jackal named Chandarava wandered into a town looking for food. The dogs chased him, and he jumped into a big tub of blue dye.
When he climbed out, he was bright blue from nose to tail!
Back in the forest, the animals had never seen a blue animal before. “Who are you?” they asked, trembling.
The jackal had an idea. “The gods have sent me to be your king,” he said proudly. The lions, tigers and elephants bowed and brought him the best food.
The blue jackal became very proud. He sent all the other jackals away, because he did not want them to recognise him.
One evening, the jackals far away began to howl at the moon. The blue jackal felt so happy that he lifted his head and howled too: “Aooo-ooo!”
Now everyone knew he was just a jackal. The animals were angry that they had been fooled, and the blue jackal had to run away from the forest forever.
