Parables of Wisdom
The Fearless Rabbit and the Fire
निडर खरगोश और आग · નીડર સસલું અને આગ
A tiny rabbit finds shelter in the safest place in the whole forest
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Little Tillu the rabbit is lost and frightened when a fire sweeps through the forest. She finds one small space to hide, under the lifted foot of a giant elephant, and what she sees there changes how she feels about the world.
What it teaches Compassion Courage Passing on kindness
The opening of the children's telling
Tillu was a tiny rabbit with very long ears. She was scared of lots of things, and most of all she was scared of the big elephants.
One hot day, a fire started in the forest. All the animals ran to a big open field where the fire could not reach. Tillu ran too. The field was so crowded! Tillu looked and looked, and at last she found one little round space on the ground. She hopped into it.
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To carry into the day
Kindness we receive becomes kindness we can give.
To talk about together
How did the elephant's kindness help Tillu become brave?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.