Story: Hunter And Woodman A hunter, armed with a rifle, walked bravely through the forest, saying loudly that he was looking for a lion to shoot. Secretly, he was not really as brave as he seemed. After a long walk, he came across a woodman cutting a tree. The hunter stopped. “ Hello! I‘m looking for the tracks of a lion. Can you tell me where I might find them?“ The woodman put down his axe and nodded. “ Yes, certainly! Come with me and I will show you the lion himself!“ At this, the hunter turned pale and his knees shook, for he was very scared. “N-N-No, thank you!“ he said, turning and running away. “ I‘m not looking for the lion himself, I only wished to find his tracks!“ People are not always as brave as they say they are. Link to read: For More Stories Download our app from Playstore : https://play.google.com
It’s a man looking over his family during the British Raj in India. There were many cases of cannibalism and he feared someone would try to kill and eat his children or wife. I acknowledge this is a difficult picture to look at— but I included it for a reason. Many people in the US/West aren’t even aware of the terrible famines that swept through India and which are comparable to the holocaust in deaths (an estimated ~30 million people have died in famines in India). This was taken from the Great Famine of 1876–1878, which was far worse than the infamous Bengal Famine. It was caused by a crop failure/drought and was exacerbated by the crown’s export of wheat abroad. In total, 5.6 - 9 million people died (it’s hard to get exact figures). And within huge statistics like these, are forgotten stories. These are individuals and families, who slowly faced the despair of knowing they had no food and would have no food in the near future. They faced the horror of knowing there was
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