Pathya Chinkhu or Pathya Goat Kid a Garhwali Folk Story for Human Resource Manager

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -53

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

              Pathya goat kid was orphan. He was fatter and taller than his age. Pathya used to be sad by remembering that his mother was no more. One day, an elder goat informed him that his elder sister is married in a village far away from their village. A dense forest was in between the two villages.

Pathya Chinkhu wanted to visit his sister but was afraid of dense forest in between his and his sister village. It was told to him that there were cruel tiger, foxes, leopard in the dense forest.

          One night, an old goat was preaching to all that if you have faith you will accomplish your goal. Pathya Chinkhu was inspired by old goat preaching.

      Next morning, Pathya started his journey to his sister village. He was passing through the dense forest that Pathya met a tiger. Pathya was afraid to see tiger. Tiger was just to jump on Pathya.

               Pathya Chinkhu told to the tiger,” O tiger! I am very weak at this stage. I am visiting to my sister village. I shall get energetic diet there. I shall become fatter than today. You consume me when I am fatter and strong.”

                 Tiger agreed to Pathya and took promise from Pathya that he would meet tiger at this place only while returning from his sister village. Pathya promised to meet at that place only while returning for his village.

         Pathya reached to his sister village. His sister was pleased to meet her brother. His sister offered him tasty food. However, Pathya did not touch the food. His sister asked his bad mood. Pathya told the reason. His sister told him the trick to get free from the tiger. Pathya was pleased and took food. There he ate tasty and nourished food. Pathya became fatter and tall within a couple of days by consuming tasty nourished food.

                Pathya had to return to his village from his sister village. His sister came to village border to see him off. By heavy heart both got separated.

  Pathya was very slow in walking in dense forest. He reached to that place where he met tiger. The tiger was waiting for Pathya. Tiger was ready to kill Pathya.

Pathya told to tiger, I am ready to become your food. However, answer my couple of questions.”

Tiger agreed to answer Pathya’s questions.

Pathya asked, “Do you know? Why is human wiser than tiger?”

Tiger did not have answer.

Pathya said,” Because the human consume roasted goats and lambs.
 The tiger told, “I want to become wise too. I shall consume you by roasting you. Tell me the method of roasting you”

As per advice from Pathya, Tiger collected dry oak branches.

    Pathya asked tiger to dig a pit. Tiger dug a pit. Pathya sat inside the pit. Now Pathya asked the tiger to put a flat stone over the pit. Tiger followed the instructions. Pathya asked tiger to put dried oak wood on the stone. Tiger did same what he was advised. Pathya told tiger from the pit that the tiger should put wood on the stone and lit the wood and should put his mouth on the fire when there was crackling sound of burning oak wood.

  Tiger put wood on the stone and lit the wood. There was crackling sound of burning oak wood.  Tiger put his mouth on fire and from the pit Pathya pushed the stone towards tiger mouth. The burning wood burn the tiger and tiger jumped towards valley and died there. Pathya got rid of tiger as per his sister’s advice.

     Now, Pathya was fearless on the road for his village.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 11/1/2014 for review and interpretation

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management, management Lesson from Garhwali Folk Literature from Garhwal, to be continued …in next chapter

                                 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

3- Bhishma Kukreti, Garhwali Lok Kathaon ma Prabandh Vigyan ka Tantu , Chitthi Patri’s Lok Kathayen Visheshank  , Dehradun

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