चापलूस मंडली

chapaloos mandali panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          jangal mean ek sher rahata tha. usake char sevak the chil, bhediya, lomadi aur chita. chil door-door tak udakar samachar lati. chita raja ka aangarakshak tha. sada usake pichhe chalata. lomadi sher ki saikretari thi. bhediya gॄhamantri tha. unaka asali kam to sher ki chapaloosi karana tha. is kam mean charoan mahir the. isalie jangal ke doosare janavar unhean chapaloos mandali kahakar pukarate the. sher shikar karata. jitana kha sakata vah khakar baki apane sevakoan ke lie chhod jaya karata tha. usase maje mean charoan ka pet bhar jata. ek din chil ne akar chapaloos mandali ko soochana di 'bhaeeyo! sadak ke kinare ek ooant baitha haian.'
bhediya chauanka 'ooant! kisi kaphile se bichhud gaya hoga.'
chite ne jibh chatakaee 'ham sher ko usaka shikar karane ko raji kar lean to kee din davat uda sakate haian.'
lomadi ne ghoshana ki 'yah mera kam raha.'
lomadi sher raja ke pas gee aur apani juban mean mithas gholakar boli 'maharaj, doot ne khabar di haian ki ek ooant sadak kinare baitha haian. maianne suna haian ki manushy ke pale janavar ka maans ka svad hi kuchh aur hota haian. bilkul raja-maharajaoan ke kabil. ap ajna dean to apake shikar ka ailan kar dooan?'
sher lomadi ki mithi batoan mean a gaya aur chapaloos mandali ke sath chil dvara bataee jagah ja pahuancha. vahaan ek kamazor-sa ooant sadak kinare nidhal baitha tha. usaki aankheanan pili pad chuki thian. usaki halat dekhakar sher ne poochha 'kyoan bhaee tumhari yah halat kaise huee?'
ooant karahata hua bola 'jangal ke raja! apako nahian pata iansan kitana nirdayi hota haian. maian ek ooantoan ke kaphile mean ek vyapar mal dho raha tha. raste mean maian bimar pad gaya. mal dhone layaq nahian raha to usane mujhe yahaan marane ke lie chhod diya. ap hi mera shikar kar mujhe mukti dijie.'
ooant ki kahani sunakar sher ko du:kh hua. achanak usake dil mean rajaoan jaisi udarata dikhane ki joradar ichchha huee. sher ne kaha 'ooant, tumhean koee jangali janavar nahian marega. maian tumhean abhay deta hooan. tum hamare sath chaloge aur usake bad hamare sath hi rahoge.'
chapaloos mandali ke chehare latak ge. bhediya phusaphusaya 'thik haian. ham bad mean ise maravane ki koee tarakib nikal leange. philahal sher ka adesh manane mean hi bhalaee haian.'
          is prakar ooant unake sath jangal mean aya. kuchh hi dinoan mean hari ghas khane v aram karane se vah svasth ho gaya. sher raja ke prati vah ooant bahut kॄtajn hua. sher ko bhi ooant ka nisvarth prem aur bholapan bhane laga. ooant ke tagada hone par sher ki shahi savari ooant ke hi agrah par usaki pith par nikalane lagi. vah charoan ko pith par bithakar chalata.
ek din chapaloos mandali ke agrah par sher ne hathi par hamala kar diya. durbhagy se hathi pagal nikala. sher ko usane sooand se uthakar patak diya. sher uthakar bach nikalane mean saphal to ho gaya, par use choantean bahut lagian.
sher lachar hokar baith gaya. shikar kaun karata? kee din n sher ne kuchh khaya aur n sevakoan ne. kitane din bhookhe raha ja sakata haian? lomadi boli 'had ho gee. hamare pas ek mota taja ooant haian aur ham bhookhe mar rahe haian.'
chite ne thandi saans bhari 'kya karean? sher ne use abhayadan jo de rakha haian. dekho to ooant ki pith ka koobad kitana bada ho gaya haian. charbi hi charbi bhari haian isamean.'
bhedie ke muanh se lar tapakane lagi 'ooant ko maravane ka yahi mauqa haian dimag ladakar koee tarakib socho.'
lomadi ne dhoort svar mean soochana di 'tarakib to maianne soch rakhi haian. hamean ek natak karana padega.'
sab lomadi ki tarakib sunane lage. yojana ke anusar chapaloos mandali sher ke pas gee. sabase pahale chil boli 'maharaj, apako bhookhe pet rahakar marana mujhase nahian dekha jata. ap mujhe khakar bhookh mitaie.'
lomadi ne use dhakka diya 'chal hat! tera maans to maharaj ke daantoan mean phansakar rah jaega. maharaj, ap mujhe khaie.'
bhediya bich mean kooda 'tere sharir mean baloan ke siva haian hi kya? maharaj! mujhe apana bhojan banaeange.'
ab chita bola 'nahian! bhedie ka maans khane layaq nahian hota. malik, ap mujhe khakar apani bhookh shaant kijie.'
chapaloos mandali ka natak achchha tha. ab ooant ko to kahana hi pada 'nahian maharaj, ap mujhe marakar kha jaie. mera to jivan hi apaka dan diya hua haian. mere rahate ap bhookhoan marean, yah nahian hoga.'
chapaloos mandali to yahian chahati thi. sabhi ek svar mean bole 'yahi thik rahega, maharaj! ab to ooant khud hi kah raha hai.'
chita bola 'maharaj! apako sankoch ho to ham ise mar dean?'
chita v bhediya ek sath ooant par toot pade aur ooant mara gaya.

sikh- chapaloosoan ki dosti hamesha khataranak hoti hai.