मक्खीचूस गीदड़

makkhichoos gid d panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          jangal mean ek gid d rahata tha. vah bada kanjoos tha, kyoanki vah ek jangali jiv tha isalie ham rupaye-paisoan ki kanjoosi ki bat nahian kar rahe. vah kanjoosi apane shikar ko khane mean kiya karata tha. jitane shikar se doosara gid d do din kam chalata, vah utane hi shikar ko sat din tak khianchata. jaise usane ek kharagosh ka shikar kiya. pahale din vah ek hi kan khata. baki bachakar rakhata. doosare din doosara kan khata. thik vaise jaise kanjoos vyakti paisa ghis ghisakar kharch karata hai. gid d apane pet ki kanjoosi karata. is chakkar mean prayah bhookha rah jata. isalie durbal bhi bahut ho gaya tha.
ek bar use ek mara hua barahasiangha hiran mila. vah use khianchakar apani maand mean le gaya. usane pahale hiran ke siang khane ka phaisala kiya taki maans bacha rahe. kee din vah bas siang chabata raha. is bich hiran ka maans sad gaya aur vah keval giddhoan ke khane layaq rah gaya. is prakar makkhichoos gid d prayah hansi ka patr banata. jab vah bahar nikalata to doosare jiv usaka mariyal-sa sharir dekhate aur kahate 'vah dekho, makkhichoos ja raha haian.
par vah paravah n karata. kanjoosoan mean yah adat hoti hi hai. kanjoosoan ki apane ghar mean bhi khilli udati hai, par vah ise anasuna kar dete haian.
usi van mean ek shikari shikar ki talash mean ek din aya. usane ek sooar ko dekha aur nishana lagakar tir chhoda. tir jangali sooar ki kamar ko biandhata hua sharir mean ghusa. krodhit sooar shikari ki or dauda aur usane khach se apane nukile dant shikari ke peant mean ghoanp die. shikari or shikar donoan mar ge.
tabhi vahaan makkhichoos gid d a nikala. vah khushi se uchhal pada. shikari v sooar ke maans ko kam se kam do mahine chalana hai. usane hisab lagaya.
'roj thoda-thoda khaooanga.’ vah bola.
tabhi usaki najar pas hi pade dhanush par padi. usane dhanush ko sooangha. dhanush ki dor konoan par chamadi ki patti se lakadi se bandhi thi. usane socha 'aj to is chamadi ki patti ko khakar hi kam chalaooanga. maans kharch nahian karooanga. poora bacha looanga.’
aisa sochakar vah dhanush ka kona muanh mean dal patti katane laga. jyoan hi patti kati, dor chhooti aur dhanush ki lakadi pat se sidhi ho gee. dhanush ka kona chatak se gid d ke taloo mean laga aur use chirata hua. usaki nak todakar bahar nikala. makhkhichoos gid d vahian mar gaya.

sikh- adhik kanjoosi ka parinam achchha nahian hota.