Singkat cerita jackal berhasil membantu singa. Atas kebaikan hati jackal maka sang singa memberikan tawaran imbalan yaitu berupa kerjasama dalam mencari mangsa karena sang singa mahir dalam menangkap mangsa buruan. Jackal menerima tawaran imbalan sebagai balas jasa terima kasih tersebut.
Cerita berlanjut, baik jackal dan singa memiliki keluarga yaitu istri dan anak-anak mereka berkembangbiak menjadi keluarga besar. Nah 2 keluarga besar tersebut hidup rukun berdampingan, mereka saling berbagi makanan dan tempat tinggal. Di suatu ketika, istri sang singa mengeluhkan seringnya stok bahan makanan untuk anak-anaknya hingga akhirnya ia menyampaikan keluh kesahnya tersebut kepada anak-anaknya. Sedangkan anak-anak singa itu bercerita kepada anak-anak jackal ketika mereka semua bermain bersama. Sekembali dari bermain anak-anak jackal bercerita kepada ibunya yaitu istri sang jackal. Nah, akhirnya istri jackal menceritakan keluh kesah dari keluarga singa kepada suaminya yaitu jackal. Merasa disindir dan dianggap merepotkan serta menjadi beban bagi keluarga singa maka jackal pergi seorang diri menemui singa.
Hikmahnya dari kisah fabel tersebut adalah untuk suatu kebaikan terkadang harus berpisah, artinya tidak kemana-mana selalu bersama-sama. Keputusan itu juga untuk sehatnya persahabatan mereka dan agar lebih awet. Suatu kebijakan yang tepat untuk mengambil perpisahan dimana ketika pertemuan itu justru memunculkan masalah serius, memunculkan percekcokan ataupun ketegangan . Hati itu akan menyatu manakala ruh (jiwa) itu memiliki level pemahaman yang sama dan terkadang tidak mempertimbangkan jarak fisik yang jauh. Dan hanya Allah swt saja yang menyatukan hati-hati hambanya. Maka mohon hanya pada Allah swt saja agar kita dipertemukan dengan sahabat-sahabat ataupun orang-orang yang baik, bahkan ketika memohon dipertemukan dengan jodoh atau pendamping hidup. Karena hati itu akan saling tertarik dengan hati yang memiliki selera sama. Berikut ini teks Jackal yang menyelamatkan sang singa.
The Jackal who saved the Lion
Once upon a time, there lived a
lion in a forest. One day, when he went to drink water in a river, one of his
feet got stuck into the damp mushy mud of the river. He tried a lot to get out
of the mud, but he didn’t achieve. He had to lie without food for days because
he didn’t find any help. On one fortunate day, a kind jackal came to drink water
from the river.when he saw the lion, he went closer to the lion and said, “What
is the matter? Why are you resting here?”
The lion appreciated the effort
made by the jackal. He offered the jackal to live close to him and also
promised to give food to him whenever he caught food. The jackal accepted the offer and started
living with the lion. Thus, they lived happily sharing the food. With the
passing time,they expanded their families. The lion had cubs and the jackal had
kid jackals. Both, the lion and the jackal were passing their days happily. They didn’t
have any idea that their friendship was not liked by their families.
One day after a long time, lady
of the lion’s house, told her cubs that she didn’t like the empty between the
jackal and her husband. The cubs passed the message to the kid jackals. The kids
complained the matter to the lady jackal. The lady jackal passed the complaint
to her husband.
The jackal went to the lion and
asked, “I helped you without any thought in return. You had asked me to live
with you, so I started living with you. Now, if you don’t want me to live with
you, you should have told me yourself. What did you involve your wife and cubs
to convey this?” The lion was shocked to hear such words. He said, “My dear
friend, what are you saying ? I don’t find any problem with you or your
friendship.” He assured the jackal that he had no such ill-feelings for the
friendship between them.
The lion also assured that he
would talk to the lioness and solve the whole matter. The jackal was
intelligent and understood the situation. He said to the lion, “dear friend, I
know you are sincere, but our families could not exactly respond the same level
of friendship. So, let us stay apart and meet often as friends. We could also
hunt together. It would be better., if our families stay apart.” The lion
agreed to the proposal with a heavy heart.
The two families parted from each
other as friends. The jackal and the lion continued to share the friendship. They
often met each other and hunt together. Thus, the two friends shared a healthy
friendship throughout their life.
