An Ant and a Dove story

An Ant and a Dove

An ant  lived on the bank of a river. The level of water in the river was increasing gradually. One day a wave stroke at the shore.At that moment the ant was walking. It slipped into water and could not reach the shore.A dove observed the matter. He felt for the ant and became very sympathetic.

He took a leaf of a jackfruit tree and spared it downward the water. The drowning ant caught it.Both the leaf and the ant were floating. At last the ant reached the shore.When he got back his life,he heard everything from the dove.He thanked the dove and soon they became friends.

Oneday, while the dove was sitting beside the bank,a hunter targeted it for hunting. At that moment, the grateful ant hit upon a plan to save the dove. When the hunter aimed his gun at the dove,the ant bit his foot.As a result, the hunter jumped up and missed his target. Hearing the sound, the bird flew off.Thus the ant saved the life of his useful friend dove.

Moral: If you do good, good will come to you. One good turn deserves another.