Once upon a time, in a small village, lived four Brahmins named Satyanand, Vidhyanand, Dharmanand, and Sivanand. They had grown up together as good friends. Satyanand, Vidhyanand, and Dharmanand were very knowledgeable, but Sivanand spent most of his time eating and sleeping and was considered foolish by everyone.
A famine struck the village. Crops failed, and rivers dried up. People began to leave to save their lives.
"We must also move soon, or we will die like the others," said Satyanand. The others agreed.
"But what about Sivanand?" asked Satyanand.
"Do we need him? He has no skills. He will be a burden," replied Dharmanand.
"We cannot leave him behind. He grew up with us," argued Vidhyanand. "We will share everything we earn equally."
They finally agreed to take Sivanand along. Packing their things, they set out for a nearby town, crossing a forest on the way.
While walking through the forest, they came across some animal bones.
"Those are lion bones," said Vidhyanand.
"This is a great chance to test our learning!" exclaimed Satyanand. He assembled the bones into a lion's skeleton.
Dharmanand said, "I can add muscles and tissue." Soon, a lifeless lion lay before them.
"I can breathe life into it," declared Vidhyanand.
Before he could proceed, Sivanand jumped up. "No! Don't! If you bring it to life, it will kill us all!" he cried.
"Oh, you coward!" shouted an angry Vidhyanand. "You can't stop me from testing my skills. You're only here because I asked the others to bring you."
"Then let me climb that tree first," said a frightened Sivanand, running to the nearest tree. As soon as he pulled himself onto the highest branch, Vidhyanand brought the lion to life. With a deafening roar, the lion rose and attacked, killing the three learned Brahmins.