Ek samay ki baat hai, Agnigarh naam ke ek vishal pahad ki choti par Rudra naam ka ek bhayanak magar samajhdar dragon rehta tha. Rudra ke pankh itne bade the ki jab wo udta, toh zameen par andhera cha jata tha, aur uski saansein pighli hui aag ki tarah garam thi.
Neeche ghati mein base gaon waale Rudra se bahut darte the. Unhe lagta tha ki dragon sirf tabahi machane ke liye hote hain. Lekin Rudra baaki dragons se alag tha; use sona ya chandi nahi, balki purani kitabein aur kahaniyan ikattha karne ka shauq tha.
Ek Anokhi Mulakat
Ek din, Anya naam ki ek choti aur nidar ladki pahad par chadh gayi. Wo galti se Rudra ki gufa mein pahunch gayi. Wahan usne sone ke dher ki jagah hazaron purani kitabein dekhi.
Rudra ne jab Anya ko dekha, toh usne dahaadne ke bajaye ek gehri saans li aur dhimi awaaz mein pucha, "Kya tum mere liye ye nayi kahani padh sakti ho? Meri aankhein ab purane aksharon ko thik se nahi dekh paati."
Anya pehle toh dari, lekin Rudra ki baaton mein narmi dekh kar usne ek kitab uthayi aur kahani sunane lagi.
Dosti ka Naya Savera
Dhire-dhire dono dost ban gaye. Anya har roz pahad par jati aur Rudra ko duniya bhar ki baatein batati. Badle mein, Rudra use apni peeth par baitha kar baadlon ke upar ki sair karata.
Ek baar gaon mein bhayankar sookha (drought) pada. Faslein sukh rahi thi aur paani ka koi zariya nahi bacha tha. Anya ne Rudra se madad maangi. Rudra ne apne vishal pankh failaye aur itni unchai par gaya jahan sirf barfili hawayein chalti thi. Usne wahan se bade-bade kaale baadlon ko apni saans se dhakel kar gaon ki taraf mod diya.
Kuch hi der mein gaon mein zoradar baarish hone lagi.
Seekh
Gaon waalon ko samajh aa gaya ki har dikhne wali khatarnak cheez buri nahi hoti. Rudra ab gaon ka dushman nahi, balki unka rakshak ban gaya tha. Insaan aur dragon milkar khushi-khushi rehne lage.