When men wanted to fetch their things from their garden in the jungle, all they had to do, was put the goods in a balanced manner on the branches of a tree and the tree would bring them back to the village. Also in those days, people who were unable to walk, could sit on the branches of a tree and be borne safely to their homes or wherever they wished to go. What a fantastic journey it must have been!
Once a large number of people went to the jungle. On the way back to the village, they found everything to be very
heavy. So, they packed everything onto the branches of trees and drove them along. But as the trees were going along staggering and stumbling under the tremendous weight of the loads, the people who were behind, burst into fits of laughter at the comical sight of the trees falling and bumping against each other. They clapped their hands letting out catcalls. This mockery annoyed the trees immensely. They felt humiliated and decided not to move any further.
Nowadays, we often have to overtax ourselves carrying our loads when we travel because the trees no longer move and help us. This is the story of why the trees do not move.
Illustration by Amrapali Das
