The Righteous

Once upon a not-so-distant time,

There was a lush forest filled with the beauties of nature.

One day, a hunter went to the forest to set trap for a prey.

Some time passed by and a beautiful deer was caught in the trap where it lay.

No matter how much the deer struggled, it could not escape from this trap.

The deer finally stopped it's futile struggle even though it wanted to take a nap.

Moments passed by and the deer saw a white mouse come out of a hole right where it lie.

The deer cried out towards the mouse and said "Oh dear mouse, we are not friends nor do I have any right over you, but I see kindness and goodness in you. So I plea to you to aid me with your sharp tooth and god's grace you shall receive."

The mouse who at that time paused 'This deer wants something, what is the cause?'

The deer continued "This way you will do a good deed and I would get rid of this hunter's deceit. Free me and I will serve you at your command. In the end, not only will you be a high-ranked person in this life but in the next, you would be a paragon of light."

Unfortunately for the deer, this mouse was no-good doer.

"An unbroken head is not taken to a doctor; why must I shoulder the ire of the hunter." said the impertinent mouse as he continued "I know my place and I still remember the hunter's face; if I help you, he will hunt me with an angry face."

The deer was shocked at this response;

never did it imagine to death he would be tossed.

The no-good mouse still gave excuses;

It tried its best to leave for its nest.

"I am a believer of the saying 'Some people break their own homes while they are righteous'. So for these reasons, please do not expect anything of me." the no-good doer mouse said this to the deer and dashed towards its lair.

Just as the mouse was breaths away from its home;

An eagle dived and picked it for its own.

The poor deer then shed a tear;

It struggled and struggled until it heard the hunter.

The hunter saw the beautiful deer, and he thought to himself "You will not die, your beauty is too dear."

So the hunter took the poor deer into market town;

There they met a kind old good doer; who paid for the deer.

"Those who help spare a life will themselves be spared of an unjust death." said the good old man with his staff in hand.

The kind old man took the deer to the forest and set it free;

It's true, his kindness fills my lips with glee.

And so the impertinent mouse got what he deserved;

Albeit in an eagle's nest where it got served.

So this was the tale of how the deer was spared;

Ask the mouse, oh! yes perhaps not.

God gave 'right to the righteous' for us to enjoy;

Death and pain for those who ploy.