Meet the renowned and inspiring story of the Ruru Deer
Once upon a time, there lived a Ruru deer. Its coat was the colour of gold, its fur softer than silk velvet, and its eyes sky-blue. The Ruru deer possessed an enchanting beauty, was exceptionally wise, and could even speak like a human. It understood that humans were greedy creatures, yet it held compassion for them. One day, while wandering through the forest, the Ruru deer heard a man's cries. Upon reaching the spot, it saw a man struggling in the river's current. The deer leaped into the river to rescue him, urging the drowning man to grasp its antlers. However, the man, instead of holding on to the deer's antlers, climbed onto its back. The deer could have easily dropped him to safety, but it endured the strain, carrying the man to the riverbank.
Once ashore, the man thanked the deer. The deer replied, "If you truly wish to thank me, do not tell anyone that a golden deer saved you. If people learn of me, they will try to hunt me." With that, the Ruru deer vanished into the forest. Some time later, the queen of that kingdom dreamt of the Ruru deer. Bewitched by its beauty, she longed to possess it. She commanded the king to find the deer. The king promptly issued a royal proclamation: Whoever could bring the Ruru deer would receive a village and ten beautiful maidens as a reward.
The man whom the deer had saved heard about the proclamation. He swiftly arrived at the king's court and revealed the deer's identity. The king, accompanied by his soldiers and the man, ventured into the forest. The king's soldiers surrounded the deer's dwelling. When the king saw the deer, he was overjoyed; it was exactly as the queen had described. The deer, surrounded by soldiers and with the king aiming an arrow at it, spoke to the king in human language, "Oh, King, you may kill me, but first, tell me who revealed my whereabouts." The king pointed to the man who had been saved by the deer.
The deer looked at the man and said, "Retrieve the wooden peg from the water, but never retrieve a thankless human." When the king inquired about the meaning of these words, the deer explained that he had saved the man from drowning. Hearing this, the king's heart softened; he felt ashamed of his intentions and, in a fit of remorse, aimed his arrow not at the deer but at the ungrateful man. Seeing this, the deer pleaded with the king to spare the man's life. Touched by the deer's compassion, the king offered the deer an invitation to reside in his kingdom. The deer accepted the invitation and spent a few days in the royal palace before returning to the forest.
The lesson from this story is - We should never forget the kindness of others, whether human or animal.
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