Parables of Wisdom
Two Fighting Cats
दो लड़ती बिल्लियाँ · બે લડતી બિલાડીઓ
Two cats, one rotli, and a very clever monkey with a pair of scales
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Two cats who are best friends find a rotli and cannot agree how to share it. They ask a monkey to divide it fairly, and the monkey is very happy to help.
What it teaches Sharing Quarrelling Greed
The opening of the children's telling
In a village lane lived two cats named Chiku and Minu. They were best friends. They napped in the sun together and chased butterflies together. One day they found a soft, warm rotli lying on a doorstep.
"It is mine!" said Chiku. "No, it is mine!" said Minu. Chiku broke it in two, but one piece was a bit bigger. "You took the big piece!" cried Minu. Then the two friends started to fight. Hiss, hiss! Their tails puffed up big and fat.
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To carry into the day
A quarrel leaves both sides with less; sharing makes even a little feel like plenty.
To talk about together
What helps you share when you and a friend both want the same thing?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.