मुफ़्तखोर मेहमान

muftakhor mehaman panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek raja ke shayanakaksh mean mandarisarpini nam ki jooan ne dera dal rakha tha. roj rat ko jab raja jata to vah chupake se bahar nikalati aur raja ka khoon choosakar phir apane sthan par ja chhipati.
sanyog se ek din agnimukh nam ka ek khatamal bhi raja ke shayanakaksh mean a pahuancha. jooan ne jab use dekha to vahaan se chale jane ko kaha. usane apane adhikar-kshetr mean kisi any ka dakhal sahan nahian tha.
lekin khatamal bhi kam chatur n tha, bolo, ‘‘dekho, mehaman se is tarah bartav nahian kiya jata, maian aj rat tumhara mehaman hooan.’’ jooan atatah khatamal ki chikani-chup di batoan mean a gee aur use sharan dete hue boli,
‘‘thik hai, tum yahaan ratabhar ruk sakate ho, lekin raja ko katoge to nahian usaka khoon choosane ke lie.’’
khatamal bola, ‘‘lekin maian tumhara mehaman hai, mujhe kuchh to dogi khane ke lie. aur raja ke khoon se badhiya bhojan aur kya ho sakata hai.’’
‘‘thik hai.’’ jooan boli, ‘‘tum chupachap raja ka khoon choos lena, use pi da ka abhas nahian hona chahie.’’
‘‘jaisa tum kahogi, bilakul vaisa hi hoga.’’ kahakar khatamal shayanakaksh mean raja ke ane ki pratiksha karane laga.
rat dhalane par raja vahaan aya aur bistar par p dakar so gaya. use dekh khatamal sabakuchh bhoolakar raja ko katane laga, khoon choosane ke lie. aisa svadisht khoon usane pahali bar chakha tha, isalie vah raja ko jor-jor se katakar usaka khoon choosane laga. isase raja ke sharir mean tej khujali hone lagi aur usaki niand uchat gee. usane krodh mean bharakar apane sevakoan se khatamal ko dhooandhakar marane ko kaha.
yah sunakar chatur khatamal to panlag ke pae ke niche chhip gaya lekin chadar ke kone par baithi jooan raja ke sevakoan ki najar mean a gee. unhoanne use pak da aur mar dala.

sikh- ajanabiyoan par kabhi vishvas n karo.