060 - Agar azadi chahate ho to pehale marna seekho

Once upon a time in a village lived a man and his pet parrot.

One day the owner of the parrot was getting ready to go to another village, for some work he wanted to complete.

The parrot requested its owner, "O Master! Where you are going stays my gurutota." Will you please take a message for him?"

The master said, "Sure!"

The parrot gave the message, "Azad hawaaon main saans lene waalon ke naam, ek bandi tote kaa salaam"

The owner reached the other village, met the gurutota and gave the message. As soon as it heard the message, the gurutota died then and there.

After completing his work the man returned to his village.

He informed his pet parrot, "I gave your message as soon as I reached there. But unfortunately after hearing your message your gurutota died on the spot."

When the pet parrot heard about this, he too died then and there. The owner was very upset and sad. he picked up the dead parrot and threw it into a dustbin.

Immediately, the parrot flew away, fluttering its wings fast. And said, as it few away: "My gurutota told me - agar azadi chahate ho to pehale marna seekho."




source: Stories from Here and There, Ekalavya Education Foundation - By: Sunil Handa - http://www.eklavya.org/storyhere.html