A short story about a traveler and a tree that accelerated his anticipations (Children’s Tale)

Once there was a traveller who was crossing from one city to another. It was a very sunny day and he was very tired and exhausted. He sees a shady tree nearby and considers resting in its shade for sometime.  It was almost noon when he had reached lush and green tree, he felt very hungry but the tree was fruitless.

What the traveller did not know was that the tree was a magical one that interprets a persons thoughts and gives him what he contemplates. The traveller who was ravenous by the time he settled bellow the tree was very desperately in need of some food and in a moment a huge feast appeared before him. Relishing on its finest items he ate till he was satisfied. Drowsiness came upon him, he wished for a cosy bed to lie upon. The tree with all its enchantment granted him a majestic bed for him to rest.

A long time had passed since the traveler fell asleep, it was dark when he had woken up. He couldn’t continue his journey in this dense darkness, so he decided to wait till sunrise. The eerie atmosphere frightened him, he feared that a tiger might come and hunt him down and he kept watch for any predators that may be lurking. And so his thoughts had resulted in reality, by the wonder of the magical tree, it so happened that he fell a prey to a hungry tiger.

Moral of the StoryBe careful of what you think, it is your thoughts and state of mind that bring about your reality.

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  • DR.VNS on Mar 15, 2011

    Exceptionally good story

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