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ghantidhari ooant panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

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          ek bar ki bat haian ki ek gaanv mean ek julaha rahata tha. vah bahut garib tha. usaki shadi bachapan mean hi ho gee thi. bivi ane ke bad ghar ka kharcha badhana tha. yahi chinta use khae jati. phir gaanv mean akal bhi p da. log kangal ho ge. julahe ki ay ekadam khatm ho gee. usake pas shahar jane ke siva aur koee chara n raha.
shahar mean usane kuchh mahine chhote-mote kam kie. thoda-sa paisa aanti mean a gaya aur gaanv se khabar ane par ki akal samapt ho gaya haian, vah gaanv ki or chal pada. raste mean use ek jagah sadak kinare ek ooantani najar aee. ootanni bimar najar a rahi thi aur vah garbhavati thi. use ooantani par daya a gee. vah use apane sath apane ghar le aya.
ghar mean ooantani ko thik chara v ghas milane lagi to vah poori tarah svasth ho gee aur samay ane par usane ek svasth ooant bachche ko janm diya. ooant bachcha usake lie bahut bhagyashali sabit hua. kuchh dinoan bad hi ek kalakar gaanv ke jivan par chitr banane usi gaanv mean aya. peantiang ke brush banane ke lie vah julahe ke ghar akar ooant ke bachche ki dum ke bal le jata. lagabhag do saptah gaanv mean rahane ke bad chitr banakar kalakar chala gaya.
idhar ooantani khoob doodh dene lagi to julaha use bechane laga. ek din vaha kalakar gaanv lauta aur julahe ko kafi sare paise de gaya, kyoanki kalakar ne un chitroan se bahut puraskar jite the aur usake chitr achchhi kimatoan mean bike the. julaha us ooant bachche ko apana bhagy ka sitara manane laga. kalakar se mili rashi ke kuchh paisoan se usane ooant ke gale ke lie suandar-si ghanti kharidi aur pahana di. is prakar julahe ke din phir ge. vah apani dulhan ko bhi ek din gauna karake le aya.
          ooantoan ke jivan mean ane se julahe ke jivan mean jo sukh aya, usase julahe ke dil mean ichchha huee ki julahe ka dhandha chhod kyoan n vah ooantoan ka vyapari hi ban jae. usaki patni bhi usase poori tarah sahamat huee. ab tak vah bhi garbhavati ho gee thi aur apane sukh ke lie ooantani v ooant bachche ki abhari thi. julahe ne kuchh ooant kharid lie. usaka ooantoan ka vyapar chal nikala. ab us julahe ke pas ooantoan ki ek badi toli har samay rahati. unhean charane ke lie din ko chho d diya jata. ooant bachcha jo ab javan ho chuka tha unake sath ghanti bajata jata.
ek din ghantidhari ki tarah hi ke ek yuva ooant ne usase kaha 'bhaiya! tum hamase door-door kyoan rahate ho?'
ghantidhari garv se bola 'vah tum ek sadharan ooant ho. maian ghantidhari malik ka dulara hooan. maian apane se ochhe ooantoan mean shamil hokar apana man nahian khona chahata.'
usi kshetr mean van mean ek sher rahata tha. sher ek ooanche patthar par chadhakar ooantoan ko dekhata rahata tha. use ek ooant aur ooantoan se alag-thalag rahata najar aya. jab sher kisi janavar ke jhuand par akraman karata haian to kisi alag-thalag p de ko hi chunata haian. ghantidhari ki avaz ke karan yah kam bhi saral ho gaya tha. bina aankhoan dekhe vah ghanti ki avaz par ghat laga sakata tha.
doosare din jab ooantoan ka dal charakar laut raha tha tab ghantidhari baki ooantoan se bis qadam pichhe chal raha tha. sher to ghat lagae baitha hi tha. ghanti ki avaz ko nishana banakar vah dauda aur use marakar jangal mean khianch le gaya. aise ghantidhari ke ahankar ne usake jivan ki ghanti baja di.

sikh- jo svayan ko hi sabase shreshth samajhata hai usaka ahankar shighr hi use le doobata hai.