Buffalo Owner and Fire: A Folktale for Modern Managers

Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 12  

                         Collected and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti

             Samba was alone in her family. Her husband was working in capital. She had two year old son.  Samba had a big farm covered d by boundary. At this time, wheat plants were there in her farm.

  One day, in the January morning, Samba went to see her green big wheat plants in her farm. She was shocked that animals grazed her wheat plants in night. She could not believe as no animal could cross the wall o f boundary. Samba went to village wise man.

               The wise man watched the grazed wheat and the ground. After watching ground carefully, the wise man declared that there was buffalo that grazed the wheat plants.  Samba showed her apprehension that how come the buffalo would cross the high height wall.  The wise man told that the buffalo owner carried buffalo by his hand to farm. It was shocking that a person carried the buffalo by hand and crossed wall. It showed that the buffalo owner was very strong man.

 The wise man told Samba a technique to catch the buffalo owner.

  Samba followed the instruction of wise man.

 In morning she and samba went to the farm and saw that Dakhu an outside village man was trying to carry buffalo from the farm. Dakhu was unable to carry buffalo.

  The village wise man told to Dakhu,” Dakhu! Now, you are caught. Now, at least for two three days, you can’t carry buffalo.”

         As per advice of wise man, Samba left burning wood pile on the farm in night.  Dakhu carried his buffalo into farm by crossing the high wall. When Dakhu saw burning wood pile, he started warming him before the wood fire. By warming so much, Dakhu lost his energy and when before morning, when wanted carry the buffalo, he could not carry the buffalo.

Samba appreciated wise man and said, Sir! You took indirect tact and method to catch enemy.” .The wise man told, “Every time, it is not necessary to use direct tracts to catch enemy.”

** Shri ram Prasad Kukreti of Mal, Malla Dhangu narrated the folktale  

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 5/12/2013 for review and interpretation 

Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…

                  References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003

2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun

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