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Soon after, the slave is caught by his master’s men and put in front of a lion to be killed.

The lion charges at the slave but stops in its tracks. The slave and the master are shocked.
Why did the lion not kill the slave, they wonder. But, the slave understands because this
is the same lion he helped while in the jungle. The lion was just returning his kindness.
The master summons the slave and asks him the story, which he narrates. The master’s
heart softens and he sets both the slave and the lion free.

Read how to develop a story from the given outline.

Ramesh was a God ________ He was poor and lived with his wife and a son ________
He brought sugar made statue ________ ________ real sadhus came ________ Sadhus
ran away ________ Ramesh clarified the matter.

4. Think Before You React

Ramesh was a God fearing person. He was a poor fellow who pulled rickshaw to support
his family. He lived with his wife and a son in a hut near the jungle.

During the occasion of Diwali, he brought three pieces of sugar-made statues of Sadhus
as sweet to eat. He kept these pieces in an almirah.

Next day, three real Sadhus came and asked Ramesh to give them some food. He
welcomed them. As the sadhus entered his house, his wife prepared some food, while
his son was playing with those sugar statues. His son asked his father about those sugar
made statues, “Papa, what are these?”

Ramesh said “My dear son, these are Sadhus. We will eat them after the meals.” His
words were heard by the real sadhus who were eating food. They thought that Ramesh

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