Tale of The Three Fish

hree fish lived in a pond. Their names were Anagatavidhata, Pratyutpannamati and Yadbhavishya. Some fishermen passing by the pond wondered, Hey, we have never seen this pond. It seems to be full of fish. It is now evening. et us !ome at dawn tomorrow and bag as many fish as we !an." Hearing the fisherman, Anagatavidhata #the one who foresees a danger in time$ !alled a meeting of all the fish and told them, Haven%t you heard what the fishermen were saying& 'e must move out of this pond tonight itself. As the wise men have said wea( men should flee when a strong man invades or see( refuge in a fort. There is no alternative." The fisherman will !ome tomorrow. I thin( we should not be here for even a moment more," said Anagatavidhata. That%s true. I endorse your suggestion," said Pratyutpannamati. et%s go elsewhere. Those who are afraid of foreign lands and those who are bound to their soil will die in their own !ountry. He who !an

prosper anywhere own land !linging to sentiment."

does not die in his

oudly laughing, Yadbhavishya said, Your plans are not good. 'hy should we leave this pond, an!ient home of our forefathers, be!ause the fishermen have evil intentions. If it is destined, we !annot es!ape death

even if we go elsewhere. )verything is in the hands of *od. You !annot dispose what he proposes. 'ithout his blessings people will die even if they have prote!tion. 'ith his blessings nobody !an (ill them even if they do not have prote!tion. +nable to !onvin!e him, the other two fish left the pond. ,oming the ne-t day, the fishermen too( a big !at!h of fish in the pond. Yadbhavishya was one among them. The female pheasant resumed, That is why I told you that those who foresee the problem and those who deal with the problem when it arises are always vi!tors and those who trust their lu!( are the losers." Her husband as(ed, In that !ase do you thin( I am as stupid as that Yadbhavishya& 'ait and see what I !an do. I will siphon off all the water in the Sea and leave him dry." .on%t try to settle s!ores with the Sea. It will do no good to you. A wea( man%s anger will hurt him in the end." .on%t dis!ourage me. Those who have !onfiden!e !an !onfront stronger men. .oesn%t the lion who is small in si/e slash the !rown of the mighty elephant& .oesn%t a small wi!( repel dar(ness& He who has !ourage is the stronger person. See how I will siphon off all the water in the Sea and ma(e him dry," said the male." 01ut hundreds of rivers flow into the sea. Your bea( is 2ust as big as a drop of the sea. How !an you !onsume all the water in the Sea& Stop this tall tal(," advised the female.

3ot to despair is to win the *oddess of 'ealth. I have an iron bea(. I will toil day and night to siphon of all the water." The wife said, 4(ay, if you want to engage the Sea, !all all of your friends and try to do the 2ob together. 'hen they are united, it is diffi!ult to defeat even a band of wea( men. )ven blades of slender grass !an bind an elephant if they are woven into a rope. Haven%t you heard the story of how a sparrow, a woodpecker, a fly and a frog killed an elephant &" et me (now how they did it," as(ed the male pheasant. The wife began telling the story.