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Big Red, Little Red
and No-squeal
[Envy]
Long ago, in a rural household,
there lived a girl and a piglet. Since the pig hardly made any noise, it was
called ‘No-squeal’. Besides the piglet, two calves - ‘Big Red’ and ‘Little Red’
also lived with that family. The owners treated No-squeal very well. They gave
it large amounts of the very best rice, and even fed it rice porridge with rich
brown sugar. The two calves noticed this. They worked hard pulling ploughs in
the fields and bullock carts on the roads. One day, Little Red said to Big Red:
“My big brother, you and I do all the hard work in this household. We bring
prosperity to the family. But they gave us only grass and hay. Whereas
No-squeal which did nothing to support the family was fed the finest and
fanciest food. Why should it get such special treatment?”
The wise elder brother replied:
“Oh, young one, it is dangerous to be envious of another. Do not envy the baby
pig for being fed such rich food. What it is eating is really the food of
death! A marriage ceremony is going to be conducted soon for the daughter of
this house, and little No-squeal will be the wedding feast! That’s why it is
being pampered and fed in such a rich manner.” “In a few days, the guests will
arrive. And little No-squeal will be dragged by its legs to be killed and cooked
into curry for the feast,” carried on Big Red. Sure enough, the wedding guests
arrived a few days later. No-squeal was dragged away and slaughtered. And just
as Big Red had said, the piglet was cooked into various types of curries and
devoured by the guests.
Then Big Red said: “My dear
younger brother, did you see what happened to baby No- squeal?” “Yes, brother,”
replied Little Red, “now I understand.” Big Red continued: “This is the result
of being fed such rich food. Our humble grass and hay are a hundred times
better than his cloying porridge and sweet brown sugar. For our food brings no
harm to us, but instead promises long life!”
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