Living In Fear

This is an ancient Sanskrit tale told by Vedic rishis (sages) translated, retold and illustrated by U. Mahesh Prabhu

Long ago, somewhere on the banks of the river Ganga, there happened to be a small fortified town called Vidhisha. Outside the town walls was a huge Banyan tree that stood up for well over a hundred years. In that tree there lived a cat, an owl, a lizard and a mouse.

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The cat lived in a big hole inside the trunk of the tree a few feet above the ground. The owl lived atop the tre...