The Honest Cow
The Honest Cow Once there was a herdsman by the name of Gopal. He lived a happy life near a mountain with his cows. One of his cows was named punyakoti. Punyakoti was a mother who was very fond of her calf. At dusk, she would run back home calling out to her little one, very eager to see him. Little did she know, a lion also lived on the same mountain and it so happened that this lion had gone hungry for many days. While wandering in the jungle in search of prey, his gaze fell on punyakoti. Upon seeing her, the hungry lion growled to himself, “I will eat you today.” punyakoti spoke to him respectfully, “O Lord of the jungle, my hungry calf is waiting for me. I will feed my calf and then, I promise, I will come back for your meal.” at first, the lion did not believe her, but when she pleaded repeatedly, he finally gave in. “ Alright, I trust you and will let you go, but do keep your promise, if you don’t, I will never trust any animal again.” Assuring the lion of her return, punya...