बहरुपिया गधा

baharupiya gadha panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek nagar mean dhobi tha. usake pas ek gadha tha, jis par vah kapade ladakar nadi tat par le jata aur dhule kapade ladakar lautata. dhobi ka parivar bada tha. sari kamaee ate-dal v chaval mean khap jati. gadhe ke lie chara kharidane ke lie kuchh n bachata. gaanv ki charagah par gay-bhaiansean charati. agar gadha udhar jata to charavahe dandoan se pitakar use bhaga dete. thik se chara n milane ke karan gadha bahut durbal hone laga. dhobi ko bhi chinta hone lagi, kyoanki kamazori ke karan usaki chal itani dhimi ho gee thi ki nadi tak pahuanchane mean pahale se dugana samay lagane laga tha.
ek din nadi kinare jab dhobi ne kapade sookhane ke lie bichha rakhe the to aandhi aee. kapade idhar-udhar hava mean ud ge. aandhi thamane par use door-door tak jakar kapade uthakar lane pade. apane kapade dhooandhata hua vah sarakando ke bich ghusa. sarakando ke bich use ek mara bagh najar aya.
dhobi kapade lekar lauta aur gatthar gadhe par ladane laga gadha ladakhadaya. dhobi ne dekha ki usaka gadha itana kamazor ho gaya haian ki ek do din bad bilkul hi baith jaega. tabhi dhobi ko ek upay soojha. vah sochane laga 'agar maian us bagh ki khal utarakar le aooan aur rat ko is gadhe ko vah khal odhakar khetoan ki or bhejooan to log ise bagh samajhakar dareange. koee nikat nahian phatakega. gadha khet char liya karega.'
dhobi ne aisa hi kiya. doosare din nadi tat par kapade jaldi dhokar sookhane dal die aur phir vah sarakando ke bich jakar bagh ki khal utarane laga. sham ko lautate samay vah khal ko kapadoan ke bich chhipakar ghar le aya.
rat ko jab sab so ge to usane bagh ki khal gadhe ko odhaee. gadha door se dekhane par bagh jaisa hi najar ane laga. dhobi santusht hua. phir usane gadhe ko khetoan ki or khaded diya. gadhe ne ek khet mean jakar phasal khana shuroo kiya. rat ko khetoan ki rakhavali karane valoan ne khet mean bagh dekha to ve darakar bhag khade hue. gadhe ne bharapet phasal khaee aur rat aandhere mean hi ghar laut aya. dhobi ne turant khal utarakar chhipa li. ab gadhe ke maje a ge.
har rat dhobi use khal odhakar chhod deta. gadha sidhe khetoan mean pahuanch jata aur manapasand phasal khane lagata. gadhe ko bagh samajhakar sab apane gharoan mean dubakakar baithe rahate. phasalean char-charakar gadha mota hone laga. ab vah dugana bhar lekar chalata. dhobi bhi khush ho gaya.
mota-taja hone ke sath-sath gadhe ke dil ka bhay bhi mitane laga usaka janmajat svabhav zor marane laga. ek din bharapet khane ke bad gadhe ki tabiyat mast hone lagi. vah bhi laga lot lagane. khoob lota vah gadha. bagh ki khal to ek or gir gee. vah ab khalis gadha banakar uth khada hua aur dolata hua khetoan se bahar nikala. gadhe ke lot lagane ke samay paudhoan ke rauande jane aur chatakane ki avaz phaili. ek rakhavala chupachap bahar nikala. khet mean jhaanka to use ek or giri bagh ki khal najar aee aur dikhaee diya khet se bahar ata ek gadha. vah chillaya 'are, yah to gadha haian.
usaki avaz auroan ne bhi suni. sab dande lekar dau de. gadhe ka karyakram khet se bahar akar reankane ka tha. usane muanh khola hi tha ki us par dande barasane lage. krodh se bhare rakhavaloan ne use vahian dher kar diya. usaki sari pol khul chuki thi. dhobi ko bhi vah nagar chhodakar kahian aur jana pada.

sikh- pahanava badalakar doosaroan ko kuchh hi din dhokha diya ja sakata hai. aant mean asali rup samane a hi jata hai.