EP 30: India- Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र) The Loss of Friends 1: The Loss of Friends

This is the first story in the first book of the Panchatantra, called simply "The Loss of Friends". The plot of the book is revealed in the opening line: "The forest lion and the bull Were linked in friendship, growing, full: A jackal then estranged the friends For Greedy and malicious ends" There is a bull that belongs to a merchant named Increase. As he thinks that his bull has died, he leaves him by the riverside. The bull's roar scares a local lion named Rusty. Sensing fear in the leader, Cheek and Victor, a couple of jackals, plot to make gains for themselves. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story: Panchatantra book 1- The Loss of Friends-The Loss of Friends Music: Raag Maru Bihag by Nikhil Banerjee Youtube https://sandmanstoriespresents.wordpress.com/