The Camel and his Friends

The Camel and His Friends- Literary Analysis The Camel and His Friends is one of the five chapters in The Panchatantra, a collection of beast fables that originate from India. It was originally written within 100 BC to AD 500 in Sanskrit by Arundhati Khanwalker. This fable has been translated to different languages spoken around the world, including countries as far as Asia, Indonesia, and Europe. It was translated in english by Arundhati Khanwalkar. The story is made up of six characters; the Camel, the Merchant, the Lion, the Leopard, the Fox, and the Crow. After the Camel is abandoned by the merchant, he eventually comes across the Lion, the Fox, and the Crow. The moral of this story is to not easily trust the friends around you, to "Be careful in choosing your friends". The Camel suffered of fatigue in the middle of the forrest and was abandoned by his tribe, which caused him to live off of grass for a long time. Eventually he came across the Lion, Leopard, Fox, and the Crow, who took the Camel in to protect him, which allowed him to live a happy life in the jungle. Once the Lion lost his ability to hunt for food to feed his friends, everybody was in need of food! As a way to appreciate how hard the Lion works hard to attain food, the fox proposed the idea of sacrificing the Camel so that they could all have a meal. This infuriated the Lion and thought the idea was absurd. Once the Leopard convinced him however, he agreed to the sacrifice and the idea was brought upon the rest of the animals. One by one, they offered themselves to the lion, but excuses were made until the Camel sacrificed himself. None of the animals objected to the Camel's offer so the "three rouges, the false friends" killed and ate him. This story had a basic plot structure, just like any story would. It did not use strong, unique words, only more generic ones. The author focused more on the meaning behind the words, than the words themselves. His exposition started with the Camel

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