Service
Updated: Sep 14
After a long battle, King Krishna realised his forces were losing. Hit with an arrow on his shoulder, the King fled into a forest nearby while being followed by his foes.
By sunset, he had lost a great deal of blood and had fallen unconscious near a lake. His enemies couldn’t spot him and retreated for the evening.
That night, having no more water in his hut, a commoner reached the lake with his pot. He found a soldier lying unconscious and so picked him up to take him to his hut. Washing his wounds and covering them with medicinal herbs, the commoner hoped the soldier would recover.
The next morning, not only did the King awake, but he also told the commoner who he was. Noticing the enemies were still scouting for him, the King continued to seek the commoner’s help, and after a couple of days, when his foes left, so did the King. Without even a word of gratitude.
He just returned one day, observing around the hut. He put on the armour, picked up his sword and left. Though the commoner didn’t expect anything in return, he didn’t believe the King was strong enough to travel. But before he said a word, the King was already on his way.
A few days later, when the commoner went to fill his pot again at the lake, he did not glance at it first, but behind the bushes was a lion. Observing the gorgeous beast, the commoner concluded that these were his last moments and started praying to God.
The lion paced towards him, and the commoner shut his eyes while continuing to pray. In the meantime, an arrow hit the lion, and before long, a few more arrows hit it to its death. When the commoner opened his eyes, he could see the King whom he had helped.
Approaching the commoner, the King hugged him. Before the commoner could even thank him, the King took him along on his chariot. In his kingdom, the King offered him a home and, if he wished, work for his previous service.
Credits
This story was written by R. S. Chintalapati, edited by Sreekar Ayyagari and illustrated by Nisha Yadav.
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