Story | Times Lucky And Unlucky

Once upon a time, there was a stag who lived in a jungle. He decided to take his family on an outing to another forest. The new jungle was beautiful, with lots of thick bushes and trees. There was plenty of food for everyone to enjoy.

But suddenly, while walking, the stag's antlers got tangled in the branches of a tree hanging overhead. He tried hard to free himself, but he couldn't do it. His wife and baby watched helplessly as he struggled.

The stag thought to himself, "Everything was going well until now. But now I'm stuck, and we can't go home until I'm free. How unlucky I am! We came here to have a good time, but this has become the worst time of my life."

He continued to struggle for a while, but he became very tired. Eventually, he gave up and stood there, unable to move. The three of them had to spend the whole night like this. The stag kept feeling sorry for himself and blaming his bad luck.

The next morning, a woodcutter happened to pass by and saw the stag caught in the branches. He quickly understood what had happened and felt sorry for the stag. The woodcutter cut down the branches and set the stag free.

The stag thanked the woodcutter and hurried back home with his family. When they arrived, they were shocked to learn that a pack of lions had attacked their area the previous day, causing a lot of destruction and taking many lives. Some of the stag's dear friends had also been killed.

In that moment, the stag realized that he and his family were saved because his antlers had gotten stuck in the branches. The time he had considered the worst in his life had actually turned out to be the luckiest. He thanked God for saving their lives.

The moral of the story is that good and bad luck are just things we create in our minds. What we think of as the worst time in our lives might actually turn out to be the best. We should welcome life's challenges with a smile!