Mahagiri
(p.naga prasad)
Mahagiri Mahagiri was a big elephant. He belonged to a maerchant. The merchant made a lot of money by putting mahagiri to work. The elephant was often sent to the forest to carry heavy logs of wood. Sometimes,he carried people form one place to another. Once he even carried a bridegroom to the bridge?s house! At times he was sent to a famous temple procession once,the people of the village wanted to celebrate their temple festivals. The festival could not start till the temple flag was put up. The temple had the flagbut not flag pole. So the villagers went to the foret and made a five flag pole out of a tall tree. The flag pole was too heavy for the villagers to carry. And somahagiri bbrought the elephants help to fix the flag pole in theground. They had already dug a hole in front of the temple. Now, mahagiri carried the flag pole upto the hole. But suddenly he stopped and turned back the mahout who was sitting on him,ordered him to plant the flag pole. And the mahout was also thrownoff the people became so frightened that ran for their lives. Mahagiri was nw lone. He moved to the hole and went down onhis forelegs. He put his truck intothe hole and gently picked up a kitten! The little cat had been hiding inthehole. The people ha dbeen watching all this. They now knew why the elephant had not obeyed the mahout?s orders. He did not like otkill the kitten. Mahagiri then placed the flagpole int thehole and held it straight withhs runk. And thepeople covered thehole with earth. Everyone at the temple gave sweets and fruit to the elephant. From that day mahagiri became the vilalgers favourite elephant and the children?s best friend.
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