The Clever Thief, Raju | Folktale of India

Once upon a time, there lived a shrewd thief named Raju. Raju lived in the kingdom of Krishnarajya. He hated its ruler King Arjun. Raju blamed Arjun for him being a thief.
A few years ago, when Raju was looking for a job, he reached the palace. But Arjun’s guards didn’t allow Raju to enter the palace. He was thrown out mercilessly. This filled immense hatred in him. He decided to teach Arjun lesson.
He became a thief, who robbed valuables from Arjun’s ministers and other rich people. However, Arjun was determined to find the thief. Unaware that the thief was Raju. 

Each night Raju wore black attire and robbed. Arjun failed to catch him, and this bothered him a lot. He spent the nighttossing in his bed, wondering where would next robbery take place. Raju enjoyed Arjun’s anxiety more than his victory.
One night he decided to rob a bungalow at the far end of the town. As usual, he stepped out in his black attire and reached there. He entered the bungalow and saw a very beautiful girl sleeping in her bed. He fell in love with her. He walked out of the bungalow without finishing his job. The wholenight he stayed awake thinking about that girl.
Next morning, he went to the bungalow with his uncle. Beautiful girl, Nama opened the door and called her mother. Nama and her mother lived there alone. Raju offered to marry her Nama. Mother agreed to get them married, but Raju was asked to live with them after marriage.
Raju was an orphan, so he agreed to live with them. Their marriage was a lavish function. Nama’s mother was very rich. Raju started living a beautiful life. Nama’s mother wanted Raju to help her in business. Raju worked hard. He decided to live life peacefully. He liked working hard for Nama. He gifted her many things, pampered her. Nama’s mother was very happy seeing this. Raju took care of Nama’s mother too. Orphan Raju liked being with his family. But Arjun’s determination to catch the thief bothered him. The fear of losing Nama gripped him.
He decided to take control of it. He went to meet Arjun. Nama’s mother rich influence helped him to meetArjun. He said Arjun, ‘My lord; I can help you catch the thief.’
Arjun accepted his help. Raju knew how a thief thinks, and he helped Arjun in catching many notorious criminals. After a few years, the robberyrate in the kingdom was almost zero. Arjun was proud of Raju.
No one knew that the biggest thief was indeed Raju. Raju lived happily with Nama.
Moral- If you are determined to walk on the path of righteousness, even God will help you.
Happy reading!


About the writer: Nisha B Thakur is the author of two highly 

appreciated novels- First You Plz & The Blue Jinx.