Broken Bowl

Written by: Asma Kakar

Jambilo and Black Ear were two rabbits living together with other rabbits and animals in a jungle.

One day Jambilo was crying. A mongoose saw her and asked about her sadness. Jambilo said that all his friends are angry with him even her dear friend, Black Ear too.

Mongoose asked her the reason. Jambilo told her the whole story:

 “One-day I went to Black Ear’s house and at that time Black Ear was not at home. I saw a cabbage and carrots in her house. Before her arrival, I ate all of them. when Black Ear came, she asked me that why have I eaten all the carrots and cabbage without her permission and she added that she had guests on that day. I called her a miser rabbit and left his house.

Another day I went to Black Ear's house again and she was out of her house on that day too. this time, I saw a nice bowl in her house. I took the bowl and put it on my head and walked out of her house. Black Ear arrived and asked me that why I have taken the bowl without her permission?

The sudden voice of Black Ear frightened me and the bowl dropped from my head and broke. Black Ear cut her relations with me. Another rabbit asked Black Ear about the bowel. Black Ear said that she had borrowed the bowl from the neighboring house to grind some medicines in it. Other rabbits wanted me to find another bowl same to the first one otherwise they would not talk to me but I couldn’t find the bowl.”

 Mongoose said to Jambilo: “if you could prepare a party for me and brings some pine nuts, I would bring the same bowl to you.”

Black Ear prepared the party and brought some pine nuts and went to invite mongoose. When Mongoose came, there were no pine nuts on the table.

Jambilo became angry and said: “someone has taken the pine nuts without my permission.” Mongoose said: “you also take everything from others without their permission.”

Jambilo realized her fault and wanted excuse from Black Ear.