{"id":494,"date":"2020-11-14T12:16:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T06:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=494"},"modified":"2020-11-14T12:16:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T06:46:53","slug":"animals-fight-to-reclaim-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2020\/11\/14\/animals-fight-to-reclaim-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals Fight To Reclaim Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of animals lived in harmony in a forest. The group consisted of a strong elephant, a fast deer, a donkey, who could carry a huge load, and a rhinoceros with a huge horn.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One day, when all of them were drinking from a stream, a crow stopped to talk to them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Neha Kumari<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI heard a giant chimpanzee has come to overtake the forest,\u201d said the crow to the animals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The animals didn\u2019t feel scared as they trusted their strength.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will trample him under my feet,\u201d said the elephant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will tear him apart with my horn,\u201d said the rhino.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will surprise him with my speed,\u201d said the deer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Akansha Sharma<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhen he will die, I will carry his body out of the forest,\u201d said the donkey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then the day came when the chimpanzee stood in front of them, but none of them was scared.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The elephant attacked him first, but the chimpanzee was too strong, knocking him out with a single blow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the rhino\u2019s turn came, the chimpanzee held him by his horn and threw him upon the donkey. Both of them were badly wounded.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing the fate of the group members, the deer ran for his life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The animals were defeated. The forest now belonged to the chimpanzee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Having tasted defeat for the first time, the animals gathered in a corner of the forest, not able to understand how the chimpanzee could be so powerful. They blamed each other and quarrelled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf individually we couldn\u2019t defeat him, together we can,\u201d the donkey said, catching the attention of others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The others listened carefully to the donkey. They then planned a counter-attack and decided to go back into the forest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The deer dared the chimpanzee to chase him and drew him straight to the spot where the other animals were waiting for him. The elephant attacked the chimpanzee from the front and the rhino from behind. The donkey had carried a load of stones which he threw on the chimpanzee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The chimpanzee was overpowered and finally defeated. The animals ordered him to leave the forest and never return. He agreed as he understood he wasn’t powerful anymore.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The forest and the animals were free again. They were saved as they had remained united in their fight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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