एक और एक ग्यारह

ek aur ek gyarah panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek bar ki bat haian ki banagiri ke ghane jangal mean ek unmutt hathi ne bhari utpat macha rakha tha. vah apani takat ke nashe mean choor hone ke karan kisi ko kuchh nahian samajhata tha. banagiri mean hi ek pe d par ek chi diya v chi de ka chhota-sa sukhi sansar tha. chi diya aandoan par baithi nanhean-nanhean pyare bachchoan ke nikalane ke sunahare sapane dekhati rahati. ek din kroor hathi garajata, chianghadata pe doan ko to data-maro data usi or aya. dekhate hi dekhate usane chi diya ke ghoansale vala pe d bhi tod dala. ghoansala niche a gira. aande toot ge aur oopar se hathi ka pair us par p da.
chi diya aur chi da chikhane chillane ke siva aur kuchh n kar sake. hathi ke jane ke bad chi diya chhati pit-pitakar rone lagi. tabhi vahaan kathaphodavi aee. vah chi diya ki achchhi mitr thi. kathaphodavi ne unake rone ka karan poochha to chi diya ne apani sari kahani kah dali. kathaphodavi boli 'is prakar gam mean doobe rahane se kuchh nahian hoga. us hathi ko sabak sikhane ke lie hame kuchh karana hoga.'
chi diya ne nirasha dikhaee 'ham chhote-mote jiv us balashali hathi se kaise takkar le sakate haian?'
kathaphodavi ne samajhaya 'ek aur ek milakar gyarah banate haian. ham apani shaktiyaan jodeange.'
'kaise?' chi diya ne poochha.
'mera ek mitr vianakh namak bhanvara haian. hamean usase salah leni chahie.' chi diya aur kathaphodavi bhanvare se mili. bhanvara gunagunaya 'yah to bahut bura hua. mera ek meandhak mitr haian ao, usase sahayata maange.'
ab tinoan us sarovar ke kinare pahuanche, jahaan vah meandhak rahata tha. bhanvare ne sari samasya bataee. meandhak bharraye svar mean bola 'ap log dhairy se jara yahian meri pratiksha karean. maian gahare pane mean baithakar sochata hooan.'
aisa kahakar meandhak jal mean kood gaya. adhe ghante bad vah pani se bahar aya to usaki aankhean chamak rahi thi. vah bola 'dosto! us hatyare hathi ko nasht karane ki mere dimag mean ek badi achchhi yojana aee haian. usamean sabhi ka yogadan hoga.'
meandhak ne jaise hi apani yojana bataee, sab khushi se uchhal p de. yojana sachamuch hi adabhut thi. meandhak ne dobara bari-bari sabako apana-apana rol samajhaya.
kuchh hi door vah unmatt hathi to dapho d machakar v pet bharakar koanpaloan vali shakhaean khakar masti mean khada jhoom raha tha. pahala kam bhanvare ka tha. vah hathi ke kanoan ke pas jakar madhur rag guanjane laga. rag sunakar hathi mast hokar aankheanan band karake jhoomane laga.
tabhi kathaphodavi ne apana kam kar dikhaya. vah aee aur apani suee jaisi nukili choanch se usane tezise hathi ki donoan aankheanan biandh dali. hathi ki aankhean phoot geean. vah tadapata hua aandha hokar idhar-udhar bhagane laga.
jaise-jaise samay bitata ja raha tha, hathi ka krodh badhata ja raha tha. aankhoan se najar n ane ke karan thokaroan aur takkaroan se sharir jakhmi hota ja raha tha. jakhm use aur chillane par majaboor kar rahe the.
chi diya kॄtajn svar mean meandhak se boli 'bahiya, maian ajivan tumhari abhari rahooangi. tumane meri itani sahayata kar di.'
meandhak ne kaha 'abhar manane ki zarurat nahian. mitr hi mitroan ke kam ate haian.'
ek to aankhoan mean jalan aur oopar se chillate-chiangha date hathi ka gala sookh gaya. use tej pyas lagane lagi. ab use ek hi chiz ki talash thi, pani. meandhak ne apane bahut se bandhu-baandhavoan ko ikattha kiya aur unhean le jakar door bahut bade gaddhe ke kinare baithakar tarrane ke lie kaha. sare meandhak tarrane lage. meandhak ki tarrahat sunakar hathi ke kan khade ho ge. vah yah janata tha ki meandhak jal strot ke nikat hi vas karate haian. vah usi disha mean chal p da. tarrahat aur tej hoti ja rahi thi. pyasa hathi aur tej bhagane laga.
jaise hi hathi gaddhe ke nikat pahuancha, meandhakoan ne poora zor lagakar tarrana shuroo kiya. hathi age badha aur vishal patthar ki tarah gaddhe mean gir pada, jahaan usake pran pakheru udate der n lage is prakar us ahankar mean doobe hathi ka aant hua.

sikh -- 1. ekata mean bal haian. 2. ahankari ka der ya saber aant hota hi haian.