Sunday, July 11, 2021

Gurukul stories of Pandavas | Mahabharata Stories | Folktale stories with moral lesson

 

folktale stories with moral lesson & Mahabharata stories

Guru Drona sits beneath a huge tree. One hundred five-princes are standing in front of him.

Guru Drona

Today is your first day in Gurukul. Discipline, Dedication, and Determination are three qualities that bring success to you in education.

105 princes

Namaskar Guru

Guru Drona

Now, you may take your seat

Students sit down on the mat.

Guru Drona stands on an open field. 105 Princes are listening to him attentively. He points at a tree.

Guru Drona

Look at that tree. There is a bird on it. Your target is a bird’s eye. Get ready with your bow and arrow.

Yudhishthir

May I start Guru Drona?

Guru Drona

Yes

Yudhishthir aims at the tree.

Guru Drona

What can you see?

Yudhishthir

I can see that a bird has its nest on the tree. I have to dart so that the nest doesn’t get hurt.

Guru Drona

Good. But you cannot be an archer

Yudhishthir walks back to his place, disappointed.

 

Guru Drona

Now, Bhim, it’s your turn

Bhim aims at the tree.

Guru Drona

What can you see?

Bhim

that there are lots of fruits on the tree

Guru Drona

Good. But you cannot be an archer

Bhim walks back to his place, disappointed.

Guru Drona

Now, Duryodhana, it’s your turn

Duryodhana aims at the tree.

Guru Drona

What can you see?

Duryodhana

Sir, I can blow away the whole tree

Guru Drona

You lack humility. You cannot be an archer

Duryodhana walks back to his place, disappointed.

Guru Drona

Now, Arjun, it’s your turn

Arjun aims at the tree.

Guru Drona

What can you see?

Arjun

I can only see the bird’s eye

Guru Drona

Go ahead

Arjun hits the target like a pro.

Pandavas clap. Duryodhana gets angry.

Guru Drona is teaching students. He is sitting beneath a tree. Karna enters.

Karna

Greetings to the wise man!

Guru Drona

Bless you

Karna

Guruji, I am here to become your student. Please teach me archery.

Guru Drona

Are you a royal child?

Karna

No sir. I am a royal servant’s son. My father works for Your Majesty Bhishma.

Guru Drona

Sorry, son, I only teach royals.

Karna

Then you will teach me

Guru Drona

Why don’t you go to my teacher, Sage Parshuram? He will surely help.

Karna

Okay. Namaskar

Karna walks away. But Arjun’s arrow walks past him. He, too, hits a dart at Arjun.

Karna

How dare you

Guru Drona

Please don’t talk with my students like that.

Arjun

I was practising.

Karna

Don’t act smart. You wanted to hurt me so that I never learned archery.

Arjun

Great! So be it! One day, I will show you my practice in Warfield.

Karna

Sure

Karna walks away.

Guru Drona is teaching Arjun. He hits a dart at a bird flying in the sky. Eklavya enters.

Eklavya

Greetings wise man

Guru Drona

Bless you! Who are you, son?

Eklavya

I am your student

Guru Dhorna

But I never taught you

Eklavya

Every day, I hide in bushes and hear your lecture with Arjun

Guru Dhorna

Great! Can you show me what you have learned?

Eklavya

Sure

Eklavya aims at a dog, darts arrows around him, and makes a cage

Guru Drona

Great

Arjun enters and smiles at Eklavya

Guru Drona

Now that you have learned so much from me, can you give me Guru Dakshina?

Eklavya

Sure

Guru Drona

Present your thumb to me

Eklavya and Arjun are shocked

Eklavya

Sure Sir

He cuts his thumb and gives it to Guru Dhorna. Arjun is shocked

Guru Dhorna

Eklavya, your education is over. Now go back to your home

Eklavya cries and leaves.

Moral: Children are like earthen pots. Shape them wisely.

Happy Reading!

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