Telling a fable, a Hindu story

This tale has been taught to many children on Hindu culture. And It is one that reminds them to stick up for others. I’m just going to try telling as fine as I can.

Yudishtra was a wise and compassioned king. He had ruled his people with wisdom and compassion. But He and his family came into a point in which they had to leave their real life to go to live to their “promised land", The Great Celestial city. So, they set off in a long journey towards the city with his beloved wife and his four brothers. In their path, the king found a stray dog alongside the road. King Yudishtra saw its soft, gentle eyes and was moved to compassion and spared its loneliness. During the climbing of a high mountain, all his family found difficult to breathe and, one by one, started to collapsed and died. For the rest of the journey, the king had to continue the journey with no human companion only his faithful little dog.

At last, He and his loyal dog arrived to the gates of the Celestial City, home of the immortals. Indra, the god who ruled that paradise, welcomed him warmly. He said to Yudishtra that all his family were already inside. So, The King asked Indra for the entrance and also had another request: “I can not let my dog outside. Could you let it enter too?” Indra replied: “Yudishtra, You have been a good and soft hearted king. But the rules are the rules, and they are very clear: ‘No animals at all in here’. You must let behind your dog outside these gates”.

So, the resulted king decided returned back. Indra, astonished because of the king’s decision, stopped him and asked once more. Are you keen to give up everything that this special place has to offer? “Yes”, and added: “I live my entire life with these values and I promised myself not give my back to those in need or those who deserve my help. My decision remains, I won’t abandon him”.

Finally, Indra told him: “Well, you, Yudishtra, have passed my final test. Nothing is more highly or more richly rewarded than what you have demonstrated now. As Indra said those words, the king’s dog became into another god owner of all richness and justice. At the end, both were gently welcomed and lived in eternal happiness together.