The lion and the Ant

isxyhd iy l+ôhd 

Tkak tlu;a tl m,d;l 

yß wms lshuqflda l,dfml lsh, 

keye isxyfhda bkafka lef,a kx wms lshuqflda tlu;a tl le,Ejl lsh, 

Tkak isxyfhl=hs l+ôfhl=hs ysáh¨

b;sx  ta l,dfmgu  keye ta lef,agu ysáfha fñ isxyhhs l+ôhhs ú;r¨

udr jefä fkao

tfyu fjkjd kx b;ska tal le,hla yß l,dmhla yß fjkjhE fkao

fldfydu yß b;ska fñ l+ôhhs isxyhhs yß hd¨hs ¨

Tkak ojila fokak .ukla .shd¨

w;ru.È fokakg uqK .eyqk¨ l=Uqla .yla

Tkak l=Uqla .y isxyhf.ka weyqj¨

we;a;gu isxy rcdfKks Tn fudlo fñ l+ôfhla wdY%h lrkafka Tn fkdje fñ lef,ag rcd lsh,

b;ska Tkak isxyhd W;a;r fokafka ke;sj yskd Wkd¨

l=Uqla .y;a tlal n,kfldg b;ska l+ôhd yß l=vhsfka

l+ôhg ys;=k¨ l=Uqla .fya uqÿkgu k.skak

ke.,u W;a;r fokakx lsh, ys;df.k isxyhf.a ll=,g ke., miafia lkg lr, fmdä ryila lsh, l=Uqla .y Wvg ke.a.¨ 

l=Uqla .fya ux fñ we;a;uhs lshkafka ux l=vd yskaod udj jeäh ldgj;a fmkafka keye

we;a;u lsúfjd;a isxyh;a tlal hkfldg yefudau n,kafka isxyhd Èyd ñila ux Èyd fkfuhs

ta yskaod ux isxyh tlal .uka hkag;a leu;s keye

ta Wkdg wfma /fya ug jvd oiailx ;sfhk wh bkak yskaod /fya ljqrej;a ux lshk lsis fohla .Kka .kafk;a keye

ta Wkdg ug mqÿfñ Tn udj ±lal tlfka

yß fldfydu yß lula keye l=Uqla .fya

uu l;dj lshkakkaflda udhs isxy rcacqrefjdhs fldfyduo hd,q Wfka lsh,

Tkak b;ska ux ojila ux uf.a h¨fjlaj yñnq fjkav lsh, ys;df.k flá mdrlska .ukla hkag msg;a Wkd 

ta hkfldg fñ isxy rÊcqrefjda mqxÑu mqxÑ .=,la <.g fj,d l,amkd lr lr bkakjd

ne,skakx isxy rÊcqrejkaf.a ud<s.dfú h;=r jeá, wr mqxÑ .=, we;=,g

b;ska ±ka isxy rÊcqrefjda okak yeu fohlau W;aiy lr, ne¨jd h;=r .kag w; odkag;a neye w;g jvd ish .=Khla ú;r .=, mqxÑhs

ßx.kag neye fldaá m%fldaá .dkla ú;r isxy rÊcqrefjd úYd,hs wr mqxÑ .=,g jvd

b;ska Tska t;fldg ;uhs ux t;kska hkag .sfha uf.a hd¨j yñnfjkag   

b;ska Tkak isxy rcacqrefjda udj ±l,d ug lsúj fj,d ;sfhkafka fudlo lsh,

b;ska Bg miafia

ux lsújd wfka isxyrcdfKks Tsl;a m%YaKhlao ux jf.a iShlg Wk;a Th .=,g ßx.kag mq¨jka fudflda ux Tn jf.a úYd, keyefka lsh,

b;ska Tkak Bg miafia ux lsis wmyiqjla ke;sj wr .=,g ßx., isxy rÊcqrejkaf.a h;=r wrka rÊacqrejkag ÿkak

b;ska isxy rÊcqrefjda ug lsúj

b;ska n,kak ux fldÑpr f,dl= Wk;a ug weyegj;a fmkafka ke;s Thdf.ka Woújla Tsk jqk yeá 

ux ys;=fú lef,a rcacqrefjda ux yskaod ug Tsk fohla lrkag mq¨jka lsh,fka

b;ska Tkak Bg miafia wms fokak t;kska miafia .c ñ;=frda Wkd

Bg miafia wms fokak fyñysg l;d lr lr biairyg .shd

w;r ueoÈ yß jevla Wkd

b;ska ixy rcacqrefjd;a ud;a tllu tkag wdjd

wfka b;ska th jsosyg uuhs isxy rÊcqrefjdhs tyd ;snqk uf.a hd¨j bkak lef,ag hk w;ru.È ta lef,a ysgmq l+ôkaj fmkakakg neß ta Wkdg isxyfhda jf.a Woúhg ú;rla leu;s lááhla l+ôkaj fydh fydhd hk .ufka ysr ndfrg .kav ux bkakj ±l, wdfú keoao lvq wfudardf.k

b;ska yenehs ux ysáfha kslx flfkla tlahe isxyfhla tlalfka

ux b;ska ta ;rug nh jqfka keye

wE fndf,a fñ weìkaoka l+ôhd fldfyduo lef,a rÊcqrefjda tlla bkafka uq fñ kslka l+ôfhlafka lsh, wr /f,a kdhlhd lshkag .;a;

Tkak Bg miafia wfma isxy rÊcqrefjd lshkag .;a; jqk isoaêh uq, bo,u fldfyduo  rÊcqrefjdhs udhs hd¨jqfka lsh,

ta ú;rla hE

Bg miafia isxy rcacqrefjd ;j f,dl= l;djl=;a lrd ta whg

we;a;u lsúfjd;a hd¨jfka

ux jf.a wh;aa Tsfka jf.au fñ weìkaoka l+ôh jf.a wh;a wmsg yß jákjd

fldhs ldg;a yeu foau lrkag neye iuyr foa ug neß Wkdg fñ l+ôhg mq¨jka

ta yskaod wms ljodj;a flfklaf.a oiailula wj;lafiare lrkag krlhs

wms wy, ;sfhkjdfka ySka ierh .ek fkao

;j fohla wms flfklaf.a fkdokak lu yskaod fohla jerÿfkd;a wms talg ljodj;a yskd fjkag krlhs

wmsg fldhs;rx foaj,a jerfokjo lsh, ys;,d n,kag Tsfka

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±ka ug WU,f.a ndidj ta ;rx f;afrkafk keye

wehs b;ska ux WU,f.a lef,a flfkla fkfuhsfka 

ta Wkdg ux uykaisfhka bf.k .;a;

ta Wkdg ux okak iuyr foa WU, okafka keye

ta jf.au WU, okak iuyr foa ux okafk;a keye

b;ska wms Tlafldu tl;=fj,d jev flrefjd;a wmsg mq¨jka fldhs lef,;a jev lrkag

±ka b;ska fñ l+ôkaj urkag lsh, óg miafia mkakkag tmd

±lalfk ug fñ l+ôhd Woú jqk yeá

ta yskaod ;ryla ;sfhkjkx ±ka b;ska ÿr È. f.kshkafka ke;sj

±Kqu lshk foa fnod .kag ys;kag Tsfka

tl .fñ wh rxvqlr .;a;u le;hs

±ka ldf,a oiailx ukskafk  Wi uyf;ka fkfuhs fkfuhs lrk lshk foa j,ska 

ta jf.au

lsis flfklaj fldka lrkag tmd lsh, ;uhs ug lshkag ;sfhkafka lsh, 

Tkak isxy rÊcqrefjda wr l=ôhj urkag wdmq Woúhg lsúj

Tkak b;ska l=Uqla .yg yS,a¨kd okafkau ke;sj

wdfka tal ;uhs

ux .yla yskaod ux ys;=j ug jvd wks;a wh fmdähs lsh,

±ka uu;a ta úÈyg ys;kag Tsfka

isxy rÊcqrejka fñ wfma lef,ka whska fjkag krlhs fñ fnda .ia tfyu;a ;sfhkag Tsfka

wms wfma foj,a yod .kakj ñila wms jfá lsfhk foaj,a fjkia lrkag hkag krlhs lsh, ±ka ;uhs ug f;afrkafka

b;ska l=Uqla .y;a t;k bo,d wr fokakf.a hd¨fjda Wkd

wr l+ôhj urkag wdmq wh;a hd¨ Wkd

b;ska Bg miafia lgsgsh Tlafldu fndfydu biair l,d jf.a tlg tl;= fj,d wr tyd lef,a /fya kdhlh oqkak ix.%yh tlg fnodf.k fjko jf.a i;=gska lkag mgka .;a;

tl tl foj,a l;d lr lr yskd fjjs

b;ska Tkak wdfh;a ierhla tyd lef,hs fuyd lef,hs w;fra rxvq fjkqjg yskd ioao wefykag .;a;