बंदर का कलेजा

bandar ka kaleja panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek nadi kinare hara-bhara vishal ped tha. us par khoob svadisht phal uge rahate. usi ped par ek bandar rahata tha. bada mast kalandar. ji bharakar phal khata, daliyoan par jhoolata aur koodata-phaandata rahata. us bandar ke jivan mean ek hi kami thi ki usaka apana koee nahian tha. maan-bap ke bare mean use kuchh yad nahian tha n usake koee bhaee tha aur n koee bahan, jinake sath vah khelata. us kshetr mean koee aur bandar bhi nahian tha jisase vah dosti gaanth pata. ek din vah ek dal par baitha nadi ka nazara dekh raha tha ki use ek lanba vishal jiv usi ped ki or tairakar ata najar aya. bandar ne aisa jiv pahale kabhi nahian dekha tha. usane us vichitr jiv se poochha 'are bhaee, tum kya chiz ho?'
vishal jiv ne uttar diya 'maian ek magaramachchh hooan. nadi mean is varsh machhaliyoan ka akal pad gaya haian. bas, bhojan ki talash mean ghoomata-ghoomata idhar a nikala hooan.'
bandar dil ka achchha tha. usane socha ki ped par itane phal haian, is bechare ko bhi unaka svad chakhana chahie. usane ek phal todakar magar ki or pheanka. magar ne phal khaya bahut rasila aur svadisht vah phataphat phal kha gaya aur asha se phir bandar ki or dekhane laga.
bandar ne muskarakar aur phal phekean. magar sare phal kha gaya aur aant mean usane santosh-bhari dakar li aur pet thapathapakar bola 'dhanyavad, bandar bhaee. khoob chhak gaya, ab chalata hooan.' bandar ne use doosare din bhi ane ka nyauta de diya.
magar doosare din aya. bandar ne use phir phal khilae. isi prakar bandar aur magar mean dosti jamane lagi. magar roj ata donoan phal khate-khilate, gapashap marate. bandar to vaise bhi akela rahata tha. use magar se dosti karake bahut prasannata huee. usaka akelapan door hua. ek sathi mila. do milakar mauj-masti karean to dugana anand ata hai. ek din batoan-batoan mean pata laga ki magar ka ghar nadi ke doosare tat par hai, jahaan usaki patni bhi rahati haian. yah janate hi bandar ne ulahan diya 'magar bhaee, tumane itane din mujhe bhabhiji ke bare mean nahian bataya maian apani bhabhiji ke lie rasile phal deta. tum bhi ajib nikattoo ho apana pet bharate rahe aur meri bhabhi ke lie kabhi phal lekar nahian ge.
us sham bandar ne magar ko jate samay dher sare phal chun-chunakar die. apane ghar pahuanchakar magaramachchh ne vah phal apani patni magaramachchhani ko die. magaramachchhani ne vah svad bhare phal khae aur bahut santusht huee. magar ne use apane mitr ke bare mean bataya. patni ko vishvas n hua. vah boli 'jao, mujhe bana rahe ho. bandar ki kabhi kisi magar se dosti huee haian?'
magar ne yakin dilaya 'yakin karo bhagyavan! varna socho yah phal mujhe kahaan se mile? maian to ped par chadhane se raha.'
magarani ko yakin karana pada. us din ke bad magarani ko roj bandar dvara bheje phal khane ko milane lage. use phal khane ko milate yah to thik tha, par magar ka bandar se dosti ke chakkar mean din bhar door rahana use khalana laga. khali baithe-baithe ooanch-nich sochane lagi.
vah svabhav se dushta thi. ek din usaka dil machal utha 'jo bandar itane rasile phal khata haian, usaka kaleja kitana svadisht hoga?' ab vah chalean sochane lagi. ek din magar sham ko ghar aya to usane magarani ko karahate paya. poochhane par magarani boli 'mujhe ek khataranak bimari ho gee hai. vaidyaji ne kaha haian ki yah keval bandar ka kaleja khane se hi thik hogi. tum apane us mitr bandar ka kaleja la do.'
magar sann rah gaya. vah apane mitr ko kaise mar sakata haian? n-n, yah nahian ho sakata. magar ko inakar mean sir hilate dekhakar magarani zor se hay-hay karane lagi 'to phir maian mar jaooangi. tumhari bala se aur mere pet mean tumhare bachche haian. ve bhi mareange. ham sab mar jaeange. tum apane bandar dost ke sath khoob phal khate rahana. hay re, mar gee… maian mar gee.'
patni ki bat sunakar magar sihar utha. bivi-bachchoan ke moh ne usaki aql par parda dal diya. vah apane dost se vishvasaghat karane, usaki jan lene chal pada.
magaramachchh ko subah-subah ate dekhakar bandar chakit hua. karan poochhane par magar bola 'bandar bhaee, tumhari bhabhi bahut naraz haian. kah rahi haian ki devaraji roj mere lie rasile phal bhejate haian, par kabhi darshan nahian die. seva ka mauqa nahian diya. aj tum n ae to devar-bhabhi ka rishta khatm. tumhari bhabhi ne mujhe bhi subah hi bhaga diya. agar tumhean sath n le ja paya to vah mujhe bhi ghar mean nahian ghusane degi.'
bandar khush bhi hua aur chakaraya bhi 'magar maian aooan kaise? mitr, tum to janate ho ki mujhe tairana nahian ata.' magar bola 'usaki chinta mat karo, meri pith par baitho. maian le chalooanga n tumhean.'
bandar magar ki pith par baith gaya. kuchh door nadi mean jane par hi magar pani ke aandar gota lagane laga. bandar chillaya 'yah kya kar rahe ho? maian doob jaooanga.'
magar hansa 'tumhean to marana hai hi.'
usaki bat sunakar bandar ka matha thanaka, usane poochha 'kya matalab?'
magar ne bandar ko kaleje vali sari bat bata di. bandar hakka-bakka rah gaya. use apane mitr se aisi beimani ki asha nahian thi.
bandar chatur tha. turant apane ap ko sanbhalakar bola 'vah, tumane mujhe pahale kyoan nahian bataya? maian apani bhabhi ke lie ek to kya sau kaleje de dooan. par bat yah haian ki maian apana kaleja ped par hi chhod aya hooan. tumane pahale hi sari bat mujhe n batakar bahut galati kar di hai. ab jaldi se vapis chalo taki ham ped par se kaleja lete chalean. der ho gee to bhabhi mar jaegi. phir maian apane apako kabhi maph nahian kar paooanga.'
aql ka mota magaramachchh usaki bat sach manakar bandar ko lekar vapas laut chala. jaise hi ve ped ke pas pahuanche, bandar lapakakar ped ki dali par chadh gaya aur bola 'moorkh, kabhi koee apana kaleja bahar chhodata haian? doosare ka kaleja lene ke lie apani khopadi mean bhi bheja hona chahie. ab ja aur apani dusht bivi ke sath baithakar apane karmoan ko ro.' aisa kahakar bandar to ped ki tahaniyoan mean lupt ho gaya aur aql ka dushman magaramachchh apana matha pitata hua laut gaya.

sikh- 1. doosaroan ko dhokha dene vala svayan dhokha kha jata hai. 2. sankat ke samay buddhi se kam lena chahie.