The Lovely Deer

(Speech 4-6 min.Project 3 from Story Telling Manual.This speech was delivered at Symphony Market Solutions)

There was a lion, a dangerous lion in a forest. He had incessant pain on one of his legs. Hence, he could not go far for hunting .He used to hunt and feed on animals that came through the way of his cave. He survived on poor animals that were ignorant to come through that way .But he was made to survive on animals from other forest as one wise deer from his forest came to know this. He informed to this everyone in the forest and saved lives of many.
Fellow toastmasters and distinguished guests: good evening.
Not only that this deer was wise, he was handsome and robust too. Such an iconic figure would easily get a lover from his own forest. Ironically,his lady love was from a different forest.

As with anybody his across the boarder love was a game with fire. The marriage could never happen with everyone’s consent. Consent of people who marry is important and not of others. They decided to get married by their own. He went to the giraffe priest of the temple in the lady deer’s forest. He was lucky enough to get a rare auspicious occasion in the near future only. The time was 5 am in the morning and things would be over before anyone wakes up. The priest agreed to come at 5 am, the bride agreed to come it was comparatively easy as the temple was near to her and the stag was more than happy to be there. But his lady love had a word of caution for him. “Don’t tell this to anybody. If anybody comes to know, things will leak out and my parents will come to know about it. Then, as you can imagine this marriage will never happen. You know that my parents are dead against in getting married off to a different forest. I will be married off to someone other, the instant they come to know of this” Everything was set and the day of marriage came. The deer woke up early and was ready at 2.30 am .In fact it was a long journey as he had to travel for 2 hours. He prayed to the Gods and started but then he realised that he forgot to make the customary nuptial chain which is to be made of gold. He was in trouble .He rushed to his friend goldsmith elephant and woke him up and told him the need. The elephant was so helpful. He tried his best and the mandatory golden chain was ready.It took took 2 hours,though.

There was just half an hour to the marriage and he had to travel for 2 hours to reach the temple. There was no way he could reach there and if he don’t reach there, his lady love's parents will come to know of the plan and then he will never be able to marry his dear one. He could not afford to miss his beloved, his heart, his soul. He knew if he could manage to run through the lane where the lame lion is living he could reach the temple in half an hour. But it’s very dangerous . There is a chance however the lion can be sleeping as well in this early morning hours. Nothing, not even the danger for his own life could make the deer think about separation with his lover. She is his beloved. He took the risk and started running through that dangerous lane. He was puffing and panting, still he ran like a wind when he was near the lion’s cave. He passed the cave and there was a little sigh of relief though his speed of running never reduced. Suddenly a forceful arm hit his neck. The claws went deep into his neck, blood spurted out. As he meekly turned his head he saw the open jaws of the lion. His lover’s lovely face went by flashing and it was pitch black all over.
Friends: if things are not well planned, we may also be forced to take unrealistic risks.
Over to you toastmaster.