The Blue Jackal
A jackal was running from some dogs. He jumped into a big tub of blue dye.
When he climbed out, he was bright blue from nose to tail. No animal had ever seen such a colour.
"I am the king sent from the sky!" he said. The animals bowed. He ate the best food and sat on a high rock.
One evening the other jackals began to howl at the moon. The blue jackal forgot himself and howled too.
Everyone knew that howl. "He is only a jackal!" they cried.
He ran away, and never pretended again.
Pretending to be someone else never lasts. Be who you really are.
HonestyDid you know?
Indigo dye from India was once so precious that traders called it blue gold.
Try this at home
Tell someone one true thing about yourself that you like.
Questions to talk about
Ask these after reading. The answer is underneath each one.
How did the jackal turn blue?
Answer: He fell into a dye tub
What gave him away?
Answer: His howl
What is the moral?
Answer: Be yourself
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