The Hunter and the Doves Story: Panchatantra Stories for Kids

Do you love reading animal stories? Then, here’s one for you! The birds and hunter story belongs to the great Panchtantra collection. The story revolves around a flock of doves trapped inside a hunter's net, although their king was very calm and intelligent, he derived an idea to escape the net. All the doves trusted their king and followed his plan to break free.

The Hunters and the Dove Story in English

Once upon a time on a bright sunny day, a flock of beautiful doves flew over the clear sky. The doves were flying for a long time and were very tired. Their stomachs were growling and all of them were very hungry. The king does motivate all of them to fly for a few more minutes, as their destination was not very far. Suddenly, one dove spotted lots of rice grains scattered under a large banyan tree. All of them were very happy and relieved to see the food. All of them landed on the ground and began eating grains.

Just when they started to eat, a huge and heavy net fell on them. All of them flattered and pushed their wings in panic, but failed to come out of the net. Just then they saw the hunter coming near the net, and all of them panicked more. The hunter noticed the net and was happy to see lots of doves trapped together. The doves thought that it was their end and that they would get captured by the hunter.

The King Dove

Yet the king dove was very calm and quiet. He acted very wisely and began thinking of a good plan to set free all. The king ordered all the other doves to act according to his plan. The king said, "Everyone held the net with our beaks and tried to fly all together, there lies a lot of strength in unity."

All the doves agreed with the king as they trusted him a lot. All of them grabbed the net and flew all together at the command of the king. The doves pushed hard and flew up along with the net. All of them were very happy and excited as they left the hunter behind.

The Doves and the King Dove Trapped in the Net

Hunter’s Net

Now the only problem they had was to get out of the net. The king dove said, "No need to panic about the net dear doves, I have a friend mouse, he lives nearby and will surely help us." The doves were relieved and began flying towards the hilltop. On reaching outside the mouse's house everyone began cheering.

The mouse heard the loud noises and ran to hide out of fear. Then the King dove went near the door and said: "My dear friends, it's me the king dove please help me out I am in trouble." On listening to the king dove's voice the mouse came out. He saw the condition of the doves and asked "Oh god! Who did this to my dear friend and his subject?"

The king dove told the whole story of the mouse and asked him to tear the net with his sharp teeth. The mouse happily agreed and began nibbling the net around the king. The king dove stopped him and said "Dear mouse please free the other doves first, I can not watch my subject in pain and trap. "The mouse was very impressed with the king and began nibbling the net around the other doves. At last, all the doves were freed along with the king dove. The doves thanked the mouse and flew happily toward their destination.

The Mouse and the King Dove

Moral of the Birds and Hunter story

The moral of the hunter and the doves is that one should believe in unity. Once J.K Rowling quoted, "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."

Also, Hunter's story in English describes the importance of patience and wisdom

Note to Parents

Parents must dictate the hunter and the doves story to their kids during bedtime. This story is one of the most popular moral stories of the Panchatantra. It describes the power of unity in an easy and simple way for kids. The hunter's story in English also has various animal characters to make it more interesting.