Don't kill me; I am dying.
A few days ago, a group of monkeys entered Rasalpur village. Some were eating bananas from their fields, and some were taking pumpkins from their fields. Some were taking beans from their fields, and some were taking cucumbers from their fields. No matter how much effort was made to chase them away or catch them, they would chase them away. Some people even hid out of fear that they might bite.
There was an old man in that group. Leaving the garden and eating fruits and roots, the spider secretly entered his house. He ate the vegetables, fruits, beans, rice, and bananas kept in the house to his heart's content. He scared the people away. So far, he has bitten eight to ten people. Due to fear of him, people have stopped coming and going to the village.
One night the villagers held a secret meeting. Everyone was discussing how to drive the monkeys away from the village. Some were saying, "Put a net around the village," some were saying, "Catch the monkeys with a net," and some were saying, "Shoot them with a gun." But who would do all this? No one had the courage! Finally Nidhi Mausa found a solution and said, "If you kill the monkeys, you will be punished according to the Wildlife Protection Act. You may also be fined and sentenced to jail. So instead of getting into this hassle, let's directly inform the forest department people. They will come and catch the monkeys. This way, neither will we be guilty nor will we be victims of their anger. The problem will be solved easily."
People agreed with this statement of Nidhi Mausa. The next day, the forest department officials were called by phone. They came and caught the monkeys and made them unconscious by giving them a sedative. But the intoxication did not last long. When they took them to the car and made them sit in it, they found the monkeys again. They pleaded with them to release them from jail. And so on.
Nehru pleaded not to harass them. But no one believed him.
One of the forest department employees asked, “Why are you harassing these innocent people? They ate fruits and vegetables from the garden; they even took things from the house at will. Even that did not satisfy them; they ran and broke the roof of the house, burnt the crops, and destroyed them. They broke the branches and destroyed so much. What are you doing right?
Two balls of tears rolled down the old man’s eyes. He kept saying, “You have built a house to live in. You grow crops to eat. You have made so many comforts for yourself, like a car. God created the forest for animals like us to live in. It is our home. Many animals like us were very happy eating leaves and fruits from the trees. The trees gave us shelter to live in and also gave us food to eat. The river and pond gave us water. Is it really joy? But from the day humans set eyes on this forest, our joy has been lost somewhere.”
Our Body—A Natural Wonder Beyond Machines
Humans cut down trees for their own pleasure. They built big buildings, paved roads, and factories in the forest. They drove cars and trucks. We all wandered around like orphans. How will we survive? What will we eat? Where will we stay? In this misery, many living beings have no idea where they went or whether they died. When we, the animals, entered the village to survive, people saw us and threw stones at us. How many more days would we have to starve for food? No one has any desire for life? So we entered the village to find some other way to survive. We scared people and picked up fruits, roots, vegetables, etc. What is our fault in that? When there was a forest, did our ancestors go to such villages, or did they scare us and eat us? All these things that are happening are happening to people like you. Why are you falsely blaming us for it? Without eating, we are filthy; we are not fed. Give it up, leave us alone, leave us alone...
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