सच्चे मित्र

sachche mitr panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          bahut samay pahale ki bat haian. ek sudanr hare-bhare van mean char mitr rahate the. unamean se ek tha chooha, doosara kaua, tisara hiran aur chautha kachhua. alag-alag jati ke hone ke bavajood unamean bahut ghanishtata thi. charoan ek-doosare par jan chhidakate the. charoan ghul-milakar rahate, khoob batean karate aur khelate. van mean ek nirmal jal ka sarovar tha, jisamean vah kachhua rahata tha. sarovar ke tat ke pas hi ek jamun ka bada ped tha. usi par bane apane ghoansale mean kaua rahata tha. ped ke niche zamin mean bil banakar chooha rahata tha aur nikat hi ghani jhadiyoan mean hi hiran ka basera tha. din ko kachhua tat ke ret mean dhoop sekata rahata pani mean dubakiyaan lagata. baki tin mitr bhojan ki talash mean nikal padate aur door tak ghoomakar sooryast ke samay laut ate. charoan mitr ikaththe hote ek doosare ke gale lagate, khelate aur dhama-chaukadi machate.
          ek din sham ko chooha aur kaua to laut ae, parantu hiran nahian lauta. tino mitr baithakar usaki rah dekhane lage. unaka man khelane ko bhi nahian hua. kachhua bharrae gale se bola 'vah to roj tum donoan se bhi pahale laut ata tha. aj pata nahian, kya bat ho gee, jo ab tak nahian aya. mera to dil dooba ja raha hai.
choohe ne chiantit svar mean kaha 'haan, bat bahut ganbhir hai. zaroor vah kisi musibat mean pad gaya hai. ab ham kya kare?' kauve ne oopar dekhate hue apani choanch kholi 'mitro, vah jidhar charane prayah jata hai, udhar maian udakar dekh ata, par aandhera ghirane laga hai. niche kuchh najar nahian aega. hamean subah tak pratiksha karani hogi. subah hote hi maian udakar jaooanga aur usaki kuchh khabar lakar tumhean dooanga.'
kachhue ne sir hilaya 'apane mitr ki kushalata jane bina rat ko niand kaise aegi? dil ko chain kaise padega? maian to us or abhi chal padata hooan meri chal bhi bahut dhimi haian. tum donoan subah a jana.' chooha bola 'mujhase bhi hath par hath dharakar nahian baitha jaega. maian bhi kachhue bhaee ke sath chal pad sakata hooan, kaue bhaee, tum pau phatate hi chal padana.'
kachhua aur chooha to chal die. kauve ne rat aankhoan-aankhoan mean kati. jaise hi pau phati, kaua ud chala udate-udate charoan or najar dalata ja raha tha. age ek sthan par kachhua aur chooha jate use najar ae kauve ne kaan kaan karake unhean soochana di ki unhean dekh liya hai aur vah khoj mean age ja raha hai. ab kauve ne hiran ko pukarana bhi shuroo kiya 'mitr hiran, tum kahaan ho? avaz do mitr.'
tabhi use kisi ke rone ki avaz sunaee di. svar usake mitr hiran ka-sa tha. us avaz ki disha mean udakar vah sidha us jagah pahuancha, jahaan hiran ek shikari ke jal mean phansa chhatapata raha tha. hiran ne rote hue bataya ki kaise ek nirdayi shikari ne vahaan jal bichha rakha tha. durbhagyavash vah jal n dekh paya aur phans gaya. hiran subaka 'shikari ata hi hoga vah mujhe pakadakar le jaega aur meri kahani khatm samajho. mitr kauve! tum choohe aur kachhue ko bhi mera aantim namaskar kahana.'
kaua bola 'mitr, ham jan ki bazi lagakar bhi tumhean chhuda leange.' hiran ne nirasha vyakt ki 'lekin tum aisa kaise kar paoge?' kauve ne pankh phadaphadae 'suno, maian apane mitr choohe ko pith par bithakar le ata hooan. vah apane paine daanto se jal kutar dega.' hiran ko asha ki kiran dikhaee di. usaki aankhean chamak uthian 'to mitr, choohe bhaee ko shighr le ao.'
          kaua uda aur tezise vahaan pahuancha, jahaan kachhua tatha chooha a pahuanche the. kauve ne samay nasht kie bina bataya 'mitro, hamara mitr hiran ek dusht shikari ke jal mean kaid hai. jan ki bazi lagi hai shikari ke ane se pahale hamane use n chhudaya to vah mara jayega.' kachhua hakalaya 'usake lie hamean kya karana hoga? jaldi batao?' choohe ke tej dimag ne kauve ka ishara samajh liya tha 'ghabarao mat. kauve bhaee, mujhe apani pith par baithakar hiran ke pas le chalo.'
choohe ko jal kutarakar hiran ko mukt karane mean adhik der nahian lagi. mukt hote hi hiran ne apane mitroan ko gale laga liya aur ruandhe gale se unhean dhanyavad diya. tabhi kachhua bhi vahaan a pahuancha aur khushi ke alam mean shamil ho gaya. hiran bola 'mitr, ap bhi a ge. maian bhagyashali hooan, jise aise sachche mitr mile haian.'
          charoan mitr bhav vibhor hokar khushi mean nachane lage. ekaek, hiran chauanka aur usane mitroan ko chetavani di 'bhaiyo, dekho vah jalim shikari a raha hai. turant chhip jao.' chooha phauran pas ke ek bil mean ghus gaya. kaua udakar ped ki ooanchi dal par ja baitha. hiran ek hi chhalaang mean pas ki jhadi mean ja ghusa v ojhal ho gaya. parantu mand gati ka kachhua do qadam bhi n ja paya tha ki shikari a dhamaka. usane jal ko kata dekhakar apana matha pita 'kya phansa tha aur kisane kata?' yah janane ke lie vah pairoan ke nishanoan ke surag dhooandhane ke lie idhar-udhar dekh hi raha tha ki usaki najar reangakar jate kachhue par padi. usaki aankhean chamak uthi 'vah! bhagate chor ki langoti hi sahi. ab yahi kachhua mere parivar ke aj ke bhojan ke kam aega.'
bas usane kachhue ko uthakar apane thaile mean dala aur jal sametakar chalane laga. kauve ne turant hiran v choohe ko bulakar kaha 'mitro, hamare mitr kachhue ko shikari thaile mean dalakar le ja raha hai.' chooha bola 'hamean apane mitr ko chhudana chahie. lekin kaise?'
is bar hiran ne samasya ka hal sujhaya 'mitro, hamean chal chalani hogi. maian langadata hua shikari ke age se nikalooanga. mujhe langada jan vah mujhe pakadane ke lie kachhue vala thaila chhod mere pichhe daudega. maian use door le jakar chakama dooanga. is bich chooha bhaee thaile ko kutarakar kachhue ko azad kar degean. bas.'
yojana achchhi thi langadakar chalate hiran ko dekh shikari ki baanchhe khil uthi. vah thaila patakakar hiran ke pichhe bhaga. hiran use langadane ka natak kar ghane van ki or le gaya aur phir chaukadi bharata ‘yah ja vah ja’ ho gaya. shikari daant pisata rah gaya. ab kachhue se hi kam chalane ka irada banakar lauta to use thaila khali mila. usamean chhed bana hua tha. shikari muanh latakakar khali hath ghar laut gaya.

sikh- sachche mitr hoan to jivan mean musibatoan ka asani se samana kiya ja sakata haian.

sanbandhit lekh

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