What is the story of lightning

You Are Here : Home » Fun » Stories » Indian Folk Tales » FUNINDIAN FOLK TALESSTORIES Indian Folk Tales: The Story of The Lightning And The Thunder Once upon a time, Lightning and Thunder lived on the earth, just like other people. The king was, however, not happy and made them live at the edge of the town, far away from the other people. Thunder was an old sheep and Lightning was her only son, a ram. Lightning was very mischievous and whenever he got angry, he destroyed trees and burnt down houses. Every time Lightning caused any harm to anyone, Thunder, the sheep used to get very angry and scold him in a very loud voice. But Lightning hardly ever listened to his mother and continued causing damage to everyone. Gradually, people got very irritated with Lightning and finally complained to the king about him. The king was concerned about the people of his town and ordered Thunder and Lightning to go out of the town and live by themselves in the faraway bushes. However, that did not make much of a difference. Even now whenever the ram lost his temper, he would scream out loud and burn the forest. At times, the fire from the forest would spread from there and burn the village houses. The people were scared and worried