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In this Panchatantra story, a clever lion deceives a naive deer with kind words. But trust placed in the wrong place can lead to destruction. A tale that reminds us to judge intentions, not appearances.

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📜 “Those who trust blindly are often the first to fall.”

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00:00A long time ago in a deep jungle there lived a small deer. He was clever and intelligent.
00:12The other animals loved him because he always helped them in times of trouble.
00:18One day while wandering through a dry part of the forest he accidentally fell into a deep pit.
00:26The pit was so deep that no matter how hard he tried he could not climb out.
00:34He started shouting for help. After some time a lion happened to pass by.
00:40Hearing the deer's cries the lion walked up to the edge of the pit and looked down.
00:46He saw the deer trapped inside. The lion smirked and said
00:52My meal has come to me on its own today. Now I just have to pull you out and enjoy my feast.
01:04The deer realized he was in serious danger but instead of panicking he decided to use his intelligence.
01:12He said to the lion
01:14Oh king, to eat me, you first need to pull me out of this pit, right?
01:20The lion nodded and said
01:22Of course. I will get you out immediately.
01:28Then the deer cunningly said
01:30But do you know something? There is a hidden treasure inside this pit.
01:36When I fell in, I saw a golden glow from beneath the soil.
01:40If you save me, I will show you where the treasure is hidden.
01:44The lion's eyes sparkled with greed.
01:48He thought
01:50If it really is a treasure, then saving the deer is worth it.
01:54I can eat him later.
01:58Thinking this, the lion jumped into the pit.
02:02But the pit was so deep that he too got stuck inside.
02:06The deer quickly jumped onto the lion's back and climbed up.
02:12With one last leap, he reached the top of the pit and ran away as fast as he could.
02:18The lion roared in anger.
02:20You tricked me. Get me out of here.
02:26The deer laughed and replied
02:28Oh king, you were planning to eat me.
02:30But I used my intelligence to save myself.
02:33Now you must suffer the consequences of your own greed.
02:38Saying this, the deer ran deep into the jungle,
02:42leaving the lion trapped in the pit.
02:45Moral of the story
02:47Instead of panicking in difficult situations, one should use intelligence.
02:52Strength alone is not enough. Wisdom is the true power.
02:57As you are on the 600 of his organisational
03:10But the villain's side of his spear is is not enough problem.
03:15So let's firstly fill the milliseconds of the forest for each other.
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