Jungle Wungle Fables. Modern story adaptations from the Panchatantra and Jataka Tales
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GheeBlinded Love

Certainly, Venky! I’ll begin by creating a narrative based on the Panchatantra Tale provided. After the story, precise prompts will follow to be used for generative AI image creation. Finally, the story will be formatted in markdown with embedded prompts to differentiate them from the narrative.


Ghee-Blinded Love

Once upon a time, in a small village in India, there was a simple and pious Brahmin named Yagnadatta. He led a life devoted to spirituality, blissfully unaware of the duplicitous nature of his wife.

The Deceit Begins

Every day, Yagnadatta’s wife would prepare sweetmeats cooked in ghee, telling her unsuspecting husband they were offerings for the temple goddess. Yagnadatta, his curiosity piqued, confronted her one day.


[Image Prompt #1: A serene Indian village with clay houses and a big ancient temple in the background. Vendors selling colorful sweetmeats by the roadside. Seed: 43829465]


“Darling, why are you cooking these, and where do you go daily? Speak the truth,” Yagnadatta inquired gently.

His wife, quick on her feet, replied with a concocted tale of devotion and offerings to the goddess at the nearby temple.


[Character Description Prompt: A traditional Indian Brahmin, Yagnadatta, in simple white cotton dhoti and shawl, with a calm and trusting demeanor. His wife, with cunning eyes, dressed in a vibrant saree, carrying a plate of ghee-soaked sweetmeats. Seed: 43829465]


The Temple and the Trap

Deciding to confirm her story, Yagnadatta stealthily followed her one day to the temple. Hiding behind the sacred idol, he listened as his wife performed a deceitful prayer, seeking a way to blind him and continue her infidelity without concern.


[Image Prompt #2: The interior of an Indian temple with stone floors and walls, a large goddess idol adorned with flowers and incense. A woman dipping into a sacred temple tank outside in preparation for prayer. Seed: 43829465]


An idea struck him, and in a disguised voice, Yagnadatta posed as the goddess, advising his wife to feed him ghee-laden sweets to make him blind. His wife, fooled by this, began her treacherous task diligently.

The Turning of Tables

Before long, Yagnadatta declared he’d lost his sight, and his nefarious wife rejoiced in her apparent success. She invited her paramour to their home, telling him of her husband’s blindness.


[Image Prompt #3: A dimly lit room in a traditional Indian house, a man sitting blindfolded, emanating an aura of pretended helplessness. A conniving woman whispering into the ear of a cunning-looking man. Seed: 43829465]


However, Yagnadatta was far from blind and watched as her paramour began to frequent his home. Biding his time, he waited for the perfect moment to strike.


[Main Scene Prompt: A dramatic household scene with a ‘blind’ Brahmin rising in anger wielding a stout cudgel against an intruder, with a shocked woman in the background. Seed: 43829465]


One unsuspecting day, as the paramour sat comfortably in his home, Yagnadatta seized a stout cudgel and dealt a mighty blow, ending the man’s life.


[Image Prompt #4: An intense altercation, a mighty Brahmin bringing his cudgel down on an unsuspecting foe in a traditional Indian home, under a clay oil lamp’s flickering light. Seed: 43829465]


As for his wife, Yagnadatta meted out justice by cutting her nose, a punishment for infidelity in those times, and banished her from his home henceforth.


[Image Prompt #5: A disgraced and banished woman with a mutilated nose being expelled from the village as townspeople gather to witness the proceeding. Seed: 43829465]


Lessons Learned

In the face of betrayal, Yagnadatta upheld his dignity and delivered a cunning justice. This tale, one of many from the ancient Panchatantra, reminds us that truth and cleverness often prevail over deceit and malice.


[Cover Page Prompt: A mystical cover page for ‘Ghee-Blinded Love’, featuring a silhouetted scene of confrontation between a Brahmin and a paramour in an ancient Indian home, with a shadowy goddess figure overseeing the scene. Title in ornate script. Seed: 43829465]


Written/Updated on December 07, 2023 🖋️