Long ago, a buffalo, a deer and a goat were close friends and the other animals in the forest felt jealous of the relationship that the three friends had. One
day, a fox thought of creating a conflict among the friends. The fox pulled the tail of the buffalo and it was so painful. The buffalo asked the deer and goat whether they pinched her. But the goat and deer said “No”. Then, the fox shook the horn of the deer . The deer asked the other two animals whether they shook her horn. They said “ No”.
Then the fox pulled the ear of the goat and the goat asked the other two animals “Did you pull my ear?” The buffalo and the deer said “ No”.
Then the buffalo, the deer and the goat started to go their separate ways.
A pigeon on a tree trunk was watching everything and felt sad. It told the buffalo, the goat and the deer about the plan of the fox.
The three animals – the buffalo, the deer, and the goat felt sad and became friends again.
‘Without trust, there is no friendship’.
S. Sajidan,
Grade 4D,
T/R. Sri Koneswara Hindu College,
Trincomalee