Story of shibi drama by kids Scenario1 If we do not have many volunteers- we can do with 3-4 participants Shibi Pigeon

n Eagle and one other role. Scenario2 If many kids are there, then we will have to create few more roles Shibi Eagle (in actual fact he is Indra in disguise)- one and the same player Pigeon (in actual fact he is Agni in disguise)- one and the same player Prime minister(pradhan mantri) Chief of army (senapathy) and few others sitting in Royal Court. Scenario 3 Shibi Eagle one for eagle and one other to play Indra Pigeon- same as above PM Army chief Few others in the court If need be we can remove the court scenario and move the whole drama to the garden/terrace of his palace etc.

My ideas on the players Varun Dev Singh- Shibi the KING Pigeon- Srikrishna Eagle- Aneesh PM- Vian Army chief- Mahesh We may ask Vian to represent Indra and Mahesh to represent Agni. If there is any problem, we can run it with 3-4 kids

Opening:

On the background one narrates who is Shibi Shibi is one of the famous kings in the mythological history of India. He was known for his righteousness, truthfulness, generosity and his love and affection towards his subjects. Everyone in his kingdom was happy and prosperous. His day started before his subjects woke up and he finished his day when everyone else went to bed. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and early in the morning he offered his prayers to god Enters the King- Chants shloka- twameva maatacha ptatwamewa- performs pooja. King either enters his court of his garden/terrace ( we may decide on this) Enter: pigeon being chased by eagle- (two rounds on the stage) Then pigeon goes and hides behind the king and asks for protection Pigeon : Oh king , the eagle is after me. he is going to eat me ;if you do not protect me I am going to die and my chicks will become orphans king : O dear bird, I will take care of you . no one who has asked for shelter and protection have been denied in my kingdom. You do not fear for anyone. Eagle comes rushing: o king I see the dove hiding there . she is my prey , I have spenta whole day starving and found this dove to hunt to day. Give her to me and let me eat my prey . King: oh eagle, I have given her the word to protect her and I cannot go back on my word. She has asked for protection and as a king I am duty bound to offer that. Eagle: Rajan, if you protect the dove, I will starve to death. I too live in your kingdom and you are equally responsible to look after me. King: I accept you claim and therefore will provide you with equal amount of meat from elsewhere Eagle: (laughing) o king you are trying to show mercy on me!!! I do not seek that. I have the strength to hunt my prey and earn my living. I do not want your alms.

King: I am not offering you alms. You have rightly earned it. Eagle : I still do not want to eat the meat that you offer. If you have given the word to protect the dove then you have to sacrifice your own flesh to satisfy my hunger. Are you ready for it?? King: why not. If I could sacrifice my body to keep my word there is nothing more pleasurable than it. Eagle : you must not also shed any tears.! King : you are most welcome. (Claps twice)- a servant comes king orders him to get a balance with two pans. Cuts his flesh puts in one pan dove in the other. The weight of the dove never equalises ; finally the king offers himself. King: o dear eagle, I have cut my flesh on both sides but cannot make it equal to the weight of dove. I have therefore offer myself to you here you go, take me. (kneels on the floor bending his neck) Eagle becomes Indra and dove becomes Agni. There will be shower of flowers from heaven and all of them bless Shibi and praise his generosity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STORY FOR YOUR REFERENCE:
The king Shibi was famous for his truthfulness, justice, and keeping his word. The king of righteousness, Dharmaraj, himself decided to test the strength of character of Shibi Rana. Once when the king was alone on the terrace of his palace, he saw one dove coming towards him with great speed. An eagle was after him, and to escape from the clutches of the chasing eagle the dove made frantic effort to hide some where. Seeing the king on the terrace, the frightened dove took shelter in his lap. The dove said, "O king, save my life, I have come under your shelter." The king had vowed to protect anyone who took his shelter. Thus the weak and deprived could not be exploited by the rich and strong. However, this was a new experience for Shibi Rana. Was he in any way obliged to protect a bird who seeks his refuge? Contemplating for a while, the king decided that even tress, animals, and birds require protection and help as do human beings. Therefore, the king said, "Have no fear my son. That eagle would not be able to touch even your feather. Relax in peace, have no worries." So saying the king readied himself to face the rapidly approaching eagle. The eagle landed in front of the king and said, "O king, you have hidden my prey. Please release him so that I can appease my hunger." The righteous king saw the point in eagle's demand. He faced a peculiar dilemma of protecting the dove, and at the same time not to deprive the eagle of his rightful prey! He decided to resolve the issue by offering the eagle equal amount of meat from his kitchen. But the eagle insisted on having his prey -the dove - as his food. After some discussion the eagle agreed to set the dove free on two conditions. The eagle said, "O King, I shall let the dove go, if equal weight of flesh from your body is offered to me as food."

Shibi Rana was quite pleased with the adjustment. He thought that a pound (or two) of flesh from his body would not kill him and the life of the dove in his shelter would also be saved. Thus he was happy that he was saved from a great sin of 'inability to protect the weak'. The eagle then put his second condition, saying, "O king, if a single tear drops from your eye I shall be constrained to accept you flesh as my food The king agreed and called for the knives and the balance. In one pan of the balance the dove was kept and on the other side a large chunk of flesh from the right thigh of Shibi Rana. But strange as it might seem, the pan with the dove always weighed more even as additional flesh was added! Thus almost whole of the right half of the king's body was cut. Still the weight could not be equaled. At this juncture a drop of tear appeared in the left eye of the king. The eagle objected to this saying, "O king, I cannot accept the food given in distress. The tear in your eye shows that you are unhappy. So give me my prey back and you shall regain your normal health." With a faint smile on his lips, Shibi Rana said, "Behold, O eagle, the left eye is not crying out of grief; this is a tear of joy. Now my left half of the body will also be used to honour the word I have given to you. Otherwise, if only right had satisfied you, the left half of the body would have been denied this great opportunity of sacrifice! Therefore, my dear friend, the left eye cries out of joy!" This ultimate sacrifice of Shibi Rana was unparalleled in the history. The eagle and the dove disappeared and in their places stood the King of righteousness -Dharmaraj and the king of heavens --the Indra. Gods from the heavens showered flowers, perfumes, and praise on the king. They granted many boons to this noble king. The king Shibi had passed the ultimate test to uphold Dharma, a true duty of every king. It is said that this king ruled for many years and after his death went directly to heaven to enjoy the fruits of his righteous karma.