One day in the ashram, Kutil was making a fuss by pulling a small puppy by the tail. At that moment, a poor child was passing by, and he shouted, "Go away, don't touch us." Seeing that, Maya also defended Kutil and said, "Yes, we are great, all these people are less than us." Prajna, who was there, stopped them and said, "Wait, Kutil, Maya! Do you know how big a mistake you are making? That child and that puppy contain the same God within us."
Kutil laughed and asked, "How is that possible, Prajna? I am rich, he is poor. I am a human; he is an animal. How can we all be equal?" Then Prajna pointed to the sky and said, "Kutil! Look at that sun. Does it shine equally on the palace and the hut of the poor? Does it shine equally on the fruit tree and the crazy plant? No, right! The sun is equal to everyone. Similarly, the God within us is also the same in everyone." Maya countered, "If everyone is the same, then are those who attacked the village and robbed it, and the bad people who trouble everyone, equal to us?" Then Aryan said, "The sun's rays shine equally on the holy Ganges and on the dirty canal. The sunlight is the same for everyone. But just because that light falls on a dirty canal, does that dirty canal not become the Ganges? We cannot drink from a dirty canal; we worship the Ganges. Similarly, although the soul in everyone is one, we should recognize whether they are good or bad based on their deeds (karmas)." Not only that, but he also said that one should not trouble others and living beings without reason.
Hearing their words, the Guru came to them and said: "My dear sir! Aryan has explained very well. Lord Krishna has said this in the Bhagavad Gita:"
Slokam:
Yatha prakasayatyekah krtsnam lokamimam ravih .
Kshetram kshetri tatha krtsnam prakasayati Bharata.
"Children! Just as the one sun illuminates the entire world, the one soul (God) within us resides in all bodies and makes everyone conscious. 
Everyone is equal in terms of soul. But when a person's actions are bad, we should keep them away. We should not justify those who do bad things by saying that there is only one soul. Even if the sun illuminates a dirty canal, we should not touch that dirt. We should treat bad people in the same way. We should respect good and oppose evil." Kutil and Maya realized their mistake and fed the puppy. They welcomed the poor child, but they also learned to be vigilant about those who do bad things.
Teacher Tasks
Post-story Discussion:
● Even though the sunlight falls equally on the Ganges and the dirty canal, why are they not the same?
● When everyone has the same soul, how can we distinguish between good and bad people?
● What should be our attitude towards those who do bad things?
Practical Task:
● This week, I greet everyone with respect. But if any of your friends lie or bother others, tell them that it is wrong.
● Be kind to dumb creatures.
Character Analysis:
● Aryan and Pragya: What can we learn from their characters? How did they explain the difference between good and bad with the example of sunlight and a dirty canal?
● Kutil and Maya: What is their doubt? Why did they have the question of whether even bad people should be seen as good? What did they learn from the teacher's teachings?
● Teacher: What is his role in the story? Why is his advice on how to behave according to the qualities of the soul, even though it is present in everyone, important?
Verse repetition:
Have they repeated the verses of the Bhagavad Gita mentioned in the story? Ask them to express the meaning of the verse in their own words
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