The Jackal and the War Drum
A hungry jackal wandered into an empty battlefield. Suddenly he heard a huge sound. Boom! Boom!
His legs shook. "Some giant beast is here," he thought. "I must run away."
Then he stopped. "Wait. Let me look first," he said bravely.
He crept close and found only an old drum. The wind was blowing a branch against it.
The jackal laughed out loud. The big scary sound was nothing at all.
Look before you run away. Many scary sounds are nothing at all.
CourageDid you know?
Old Indian armies used huge drums called dundubhi to send signals across a battlefield.
Try this at home
Next time a sound scares you, hold a grown-up's hand and go and see what it really is.
Questions to talk about
Ask these after reading. The answer is underneath each one.
What made the loud sound?
Answer: A branch hitting a drum
What did the jackal do first?
Answer: He felt afraid
What did he learn?
Answer: Find out before you fear
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