ek bakri thi. wo garbhavti thi. jab wo jangal mein chara char rahi thi to us par ek baghin ki drishti paDi. baghin bhi garbhavti thi. baghin ne bakri ko khane ka nishchay kiya aur ghaat lagane lagi. bakri ko samay rahte pata chal gaya aur wo bhaag khaDi hui. bakri garbhavti hone ke karan adhik door tak na ja saki aur thakkar ek gufa mein chhipkar baith gai. baghin bhi garbhavti hone ke karan itni phurti nahin dikha pai ki pah chhalang markar bakri ko pakaD leti. wo pichha karti hui gufa ke darvaze tak pahunchi. gupha kar darvaza itna chhota tha ki baghin usne nahin ghus sakti thi. atah wo vahin baithkar bakri ke bahar aane ki prtiksha karne lagi.

bakri baghin ke Dar se kai dinon tak bahar nahin nikli. is beech baghin ne shavak ko janm diya aur udhar bakri ne chhaune ko janm diya. bakri ne apne chhaune ka naam rakha kharakmun. bakri gufa ke bhitar rahkar kharmun ka lalan palan karne lagi. jab bahut din ho ge to baghin ko ek chaal sujhi. usne mithi avaz mein bakri se kaha, ‘bahan, tum to gupha mein apne bachche ke saath aram se rahti ho lekin main yahan akeli bahar paDi rahti hoon. mera shavak bhi pareshan hota rahta hai. atah do ghaDi ke liye ya to tum bahar aa jao ya apne chhone ko bhej do taki tanik man bahal jaye. ’

bakri baghin ki chaal samajh gai. usne kharakmun ko baghin ki chaal ke bare mein bataya. kharmun ne kaha ki ‘maan tum chinta mat karo. main sab samhal lunga. ’

raat ko kharakmun baghin ka saath dene ja pahuncha. baghin ne socha ki jab kharakmun so jayega tab main ise khaungi. isliye usne apne shavak ko apni peeth ki or sulaya aur kharakmun ko apne munh ki or. kharakmun neend ka bahana karke leta raha. jab baghin ki aankh jhapki to usne shavak ko apni jagah sula diya aur svayan shavak ki jagah so gaya. thoDi der mein baghin ki jhapki tuti to usne lapakkar bachche ko munh mein dabaya aur ek hi baar mein kha gai.

jaldbazi mein use ye samajh mein nahin aaya ki jise usne kha liya hai wo kharakmun hai ya uska apna shavak hai.

jab bhor hui to kharakmun ne baghin se vida li aur ek jhatke mein gufa ke bhitar chala gaya. baghin ne kharakmun ko jivit dekhkar socha ki yadi kharakmun jivit hai to usne raat ko kise kha liya. usne drishti dauDai to apna shavak kahin dikhai nahin diya. baghin samajh gai ki usne andhere mein apne shavak ko kha liya hai. apni is ghalati ka baghin ko itna pachhtava hua ki usne ek khai kudkar apni jaan de di. iske baad kharakmun apni maan ke saath gufa se bahar nikla aur maan beta apne ghar ki or chal paDe.

ek bakri thi. wo garbhavti thi. jab wo jangal mein chara char rahi thi to us par ek baghin ki drishti paDi. baghin bhi garbhavti thi. baghin ne bakri ko khane ka nishchay kiya aur ghaat lagane lagi. bakri ko samay rahte pata chal gaya aur wo bhaag khaDi hui. bakri garbhavti hone ke karan adhik door tak na ja saki aur thakkar ek gufa mein chhipkar baith gai. baghin bhi garbhavti hone ke karan itni phurti nahin dikha pai ki pah chhalang markar bakri ko pakaD leti. wo pichha karti hui gufa ke darvaze tak pahunchi. gupha kar darvaza itna chhota tha ki baghin usne nahin ghus sakti thi. atah wo vahin baithkar bakri ke bahar aane ki prtiksha karne lagi.

bakri baghin ke Dar se kai dinon tak bahar nahin nikli. is beech baghin ne shavak ko janm diya aur udhar bakri ne chhaune ko janm diya. bakri ne apne chhaune ka naam rakha kharakmun. bakri gufa ke bhitar rahkar kharmun ka lalan palan karne lagi. jab bahut din ho ge to baghin ko ek chaal sujhi. usne mithi avaz mein bakri se kaha, ‘bahan, tum to gupha mein apne bachche ke saath aram se rahti ho lekin main yahan akeli bahar paDi rahti hoon. mera shavak bhi pareshan hota rahta hai. atah do ghaDi ke liye ya to tum bahar aa jao ya apne chhone ko bhej do taki tanik man bahal jaye. ’

bakri baghin ki chaal samajh gai. usne kharakmun ko baghin ki chaal ke bare mein bataya. kharmun ne kaha ki ‘maan tum chinta mat karo. main sab samhal lunga. ’

raat ko kharakmun baghin ka saath dene ja pahuncha. baghin ne socha ki jab kharakmun so jayega tab main ise khaungi. isliye usne apne shavak ko apni peeth ki or sulaya aur kharakmun ko apne munh ki or. kharakmun neend ka bahana karke leta raha. jab baghin ki aankh jhapki to usne shavak ko apni jagah sula diya aur svayan shavak ki jagah so gaya. thoDi der mein baghin ki jhapki tuti to usne lapakkar bachche ko munh mein dabaya aur ek hi baar mein kha gai.

jaldbazi mein use ye samajh mein nahin aaya ki jise usne kha liya hai wo kharakmun hai ya uska apna shavak hai.

jab bhor hui to kharakmun ne baghin se vida li aur ek jhatke mein gufa ke bhitar chala gaya. baghin ne kharakmun ko jivit dekhkar socha ki yadi kharakmun jivit hai to usne raat ko kise kha liya. usne drishti dauDai to apna shavak kahin dikhai nahin diya. baghin samajh gai ki usne andhere mein apne shavak ko kha liya hai. apni is ghalati ka baghin ko itna pachhtava hua ki usne ek khai kudkar apni jaan de di. iske baad kharakmun apni maan ke saath gufa se bahar nikla aur maan beta apne ghar ki or chal paDe.