Buffalo Owner and Fire: A Folktale for Modern Managers
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 12
Collected and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti
Samba was alone in her family. Her husband was working in the capital. She had a two-year-old son. Samba had a big farm covered d by boundary. At this time, wheat plants were there on her farm.
One day, in the January morning, Samba went to see her green big wheat plants on her farm. She was shocked that animals grazed her wheat plants at night. She could not believe it as no animal could cross the wall of boundary. Samba went to the village wise man.
The wise man watched the grazed wheat and the ground. After watching the ground carefully, the wise man declared that there was buffalo that grazed the wheat plants. Samba showed her apprehension that how come the buffalo would cross the high height wall. The wise man told that the buffalo owner carried the buffalo by his hand to farm. It was shocking that a person carried the buffalo by hand and crossed the wall. It showed that the buffalo owner was a very strong man.
The wise man told Samba a technique to catch the buffalo owner.
Samba followed the instruction of a wise man.
In the morning she and samba went to the farm and saw that Dakhu an outside village man was trying to carry buffalo from the farm. Dakhu was unable to carry buffalo.
The village wise man told Dakhu,” Dakhu! Now, you are caught. Now, at least for two-three days, you can’t carry buffalo.”
As per advice of wise man, Samba left a burning woodpile on the farm at night. Dakhu carried his buffalo into the farm by crossing the high wall. When Dakhu saw a burning woodpile, he started warming him before the wood fire. By warming so much, Dakhu lost his energy, and when before morning, when wanted to carry the buffalo, he could not carry the buffalo.
Samba appreciated the wise man and said, Sir! You took indirect tact and method to catch the enemy.” The wise man told, “Every time, it is not necessary to use direct tracts to catch the enemy.”
** Shri ram Prasad Kukreti of Mal, Malla Dhangu narrated the folktale
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 5/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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