Once upon a time, in a forest far away, there lived a clever jackal. One day, he was very hungry and couldn’t find any food in the forest. So, he wandered into a nearby village, hoping to find something to eat.
But the villagers saw the jackal and started chasing him away!
The jackal was so scared that he ran as fast as he could. He ran and ran, not looking where he was going, and accidentally fell into a big tub of blue dye!
When he climbed out, the jackal looked down at himself and gasped. "Oh no! I’m blue!" he said, surprised. His fur had turned bright blue, and he looked very different from any other animal in the forest.
The jackal went back to the forest, and when the other animals saw him, they were amazed. "What kind of animal is this?" they whispered. "He’s so special!"
Seeing how the animals were surprised, the jackal had an idea. He decided to trick them. "I am the king of all animals!" the jackal said proudly. "You must all listen to me."
The animals believed him and started following his orders. The blue jackal was very happy. He had all the food he wanted and didn’t have to do any work. But as the days passed, the jackal started missing his old friends and howling like he used to.
One night, while the moon was shining bright, the jackal couldn’t help himself. He began to howl loudly, just like a regular jackal. "Awoo!" he cried, forgetting that he was pretending to be someone else.
When the other animals heard the jackal’s howl, they realized the truth. "He’s not a special animal! He’s just a jackal like the rest of us!" they said. The animals were upset that the jackal had tricked them, but they forgave him because he was sorry.
From that day on, the jackal learned to be himself, and the animals lived happily together in the forest.