37: The Brahmin's Dream - A Panchatantra Story About the Castles We Build in Our Heads

A story from the Panchatantra about the most human mistakein the entire collection.A poor Brahmin received a pot full of rice flour - more than he had seen in months.He hung it beside his bed, lay down, and began to think.If a famine came, he could sell the flour for a hundred silver coins.With that he could buy goats.The goats would become cows.The cows would become a house.The house would come with a wife.The wife would bear him a son.He named the boy Soma Sharma.Soma Sharma was, as sons tend to be, somewhat difficult.Still fast asleep - the Brahmin drew back his foot and kicked.His pot shattered.The flour scattered everywhere.He woke up covered in everything he had.The Panchatantra has been telling this story for two thousand years.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.