Keeth & Kokil : A Tale of Two Unique Personalities

Keeth and Kokil loved the company of each other besides they were always seen together. Their bonding was admired and much talked about in the community. 

Under the canopy of thick trees, they had their beautiful abode far from the hustle-bustle of urbanization they lived peacefully in the lap of nature. 

Keeth was hardworking, determined, and was always adept to help others. He was strong-willed besides once set out on a task would not sit until it was complete.

Kokil was blessed with a sweet voice and her hymns were melodious and mesmerizing. Her gifted voice attracted many friends around and was much appreciated by all. She loved the way each one acknowledged her and felt proud of her extravagant singing.

They grew up and so their ego too. Trouble started brewing slowly, their paths started to differ. 

Kokil's popularity started troubling Keeth. Though he worked hard day and night appreciation always flowed for Kokil. Her sweet rendition brought applauds and she was now used to these.

Jassi Aunty sensed the trouble between them and asked Keeth about the matter. Keeth was adamant that he will learn singing to draw everyone's attention towards him.

Aunty was worried, she knew about the strong-headed nature of Keeth. God has created each one with different qualities. The vocal cords of Keeth were delicate and therefore singing will make them more worse and painful. Jassi Aunty was very much aware of this and so was Keeth.

Siblings rivalry, how far can it go? is now a matter of concern to her. 

But Keeth’s will overpowered all and he started to practice singing. Kokil merrily enjoyed the aura of praises and very much enjoyed being in her cocoon of self-love.

Days passed by.....But one day.....

The danger alarm from the meteorological department was hooting loudly everywhere. Heavy rains lashed all over the place uprooting many trees putting the life tipsy turvy. Most of the community members lost their abode and were tensed. 

Keeth's helping nature ward off most of his friend's hard time due to incessant rains while Kokil's voice soothes the troubled mind with peace. Even Keeth also started his singing practice and began to sing very much like Kokil.

Rains have played much havoc leaving deep and large pits of water everywhere. Keeth witnessed the herd of elephants approaching towards him in search of a safe place. Those enormous pits will pose a danger as the herd may not be aware of this; thinking of the same he started singing to divert their mind. He sang and sang louder to pull focus towards him but it all went in vain.

At last, Keeth screamed in his original voice, sensing some trouble the herd stopped and that saved many lives. Everyone applauded Keeth for his presence of mind and nobility. This incident was an eye-opener for Keeth. He understood that each one of us is here to perform different duties. Imitating others or copying someone will not make someone rise in life, but our individuality will always be rewarded. 

That was the day when life returned to the forest. All the animals were happy that things are again normal now.

Keeth, the crow, and Kokil, the Koyal flocked to their sweet home.  After all, a sibling's love is unconditional and pure thought Jassi Aunty, the Owl.

This story is a part of #StoryTellersBlogHop where 43 Blogger participants are together for the love of the fiction. We have selected the prompt 'Siblings rivalry , how far it can go.'

We are co-hosting this bloghop with our dear friend Ujjwal Mishra who blogs at My words My Wisdom.

You can read week 1 and week 2 stories here.

And the week 3 and week 4 stories in the linky below.

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