Hiss and Bite

There once was a vicious snake blessed with lethal venom; so terrified were people about it that none dared to pass through the forest ruled by it. They preferred a longer route to their destination – but never the road which passed through that jungle. After a great many years, when a celebrated Rishi – gifted with some special power – ventured through the same forest, ferocious snake attacked him with his venom. But the rishi was unaffected by it. The snake was impressed and sought the rish...