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The Blue Jackal

Panchatantra

The Blue Jackal

A hungry jackal falls into a tub of blue dye and fools the jungle animals into making him their king. But when he hears his family howling at the moon, he cannot help howling too, and he learns it is better to be himself.

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  • Illustrated
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How the story begins

Chapter 1: Splash into the Blue

Long ago, in a great jungle in India, there lived a jackal named Chandarava. One year food was hard to find, and his tummy grumbled day and night. "Perhaps I will find something to eat in the town," he thought. So one evening he crept out of the jungle and into the narrow streets.

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Chapters in this story

  1. 1.Splash into the Blue
  2. 2.A Strange Blue Animal
  3. 3.King of the Jungle
  4. 4.A Howl at the Moon
  5. 5.Just Himself

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