1987 ka ek sunhera saal tha, jab Punjab ke ghanay jungle mein ek larki rehti thi, jiska naam Zara tha. Zara koi aam larki nahi thi; woh jungle ki shehzadi thi, jise pedon ki chhaon, nadiyon ki awaaz aur janwaron ki dosti pasand thi. Uska ghar ek purana, moss se dhaka hua jhonpra tha, jahan woh apne do anokhe doston ke sath rehti thi: ek safed bili, jiska naam Chandi tha, aur ek shandaar sher, jisko woh Sheru kehlati thi.Zara ka dil jungle ke har janz ke liye dhadakta tha. Chandi uski chhoti si saheli thi, jo raat ke andhere mein uske sath baith kar taaron ko dekhti aur apni naram puron se Zara ke balon ko sehlati. Sheru, jo dekhnay mein dabang tha, lekin dil ka naram, Zara ka rakshak tha. Woh jungle ke khatron se Zara ko bachata, aur kabhi kabhi uske sath nadi ke kinare khelta bhi tha.Ek din, subah ka suraj abhi poora uga bhi nahi tha, Zara ne dekha ke jungle mein kuch alag sa sannata tha. Hawa mein ek ajeeb si bechaini thi. Usne Chandi ko apne kandhe par bithaya aur Sheru ke sath jungle ke gehre hisse mein chali gayi, jahan ek purani mandir ki khandhar thi. Zara ko laga ke shayad wahan koi raaz chhupa ho, kyunki usne sapne mein dekha tha ke wahan kuch ajeeb sa hai.Jab woh mandir ke paas pohanchi, to usne dekha ke ek bada sa patthar hila raha tha, jese koi andar se usay dhakka de raha ho. Zara ne himmat karke patthar ko hata diya, aur uske neeche ek gehri surang dikhi. Chandi ne miyaun karke usay roka, aur Sheru ne bhi dhaad kar ishara kiya ke yeh khatarnak ho sakta hai, lekin Zara ka dil bebaak tha. Woh surang mein utar gayi, aur uske dost uske peeche peeche chal diye.Surang ke andar, ek chamakta hua pathar rakha tha, jo roshni se jagmaga raha tha. Zara ne usay chhua, aur usi waqt ek zor ka jhatka laga. Andhera chha gaya. Chandi aur Sheru uske paas bhaage, lekin Zara ke haathon mein se roshni nikal rahi thi, aur uska chehra safed pad gaya. Usne apne doston ko dekha, ek halki si muskurahat di, aur phir uski aankhein band ho gayin. Woh hamesha ke liye so gayi.Chandi aur Sheru uske paas baithe rahe, na jaane kitne din. Jungle mein ek kahani fail gayi ke Zara ka dil us chamakte pathar mein chala gaya, jo jungle ka dil tha. Log kehte hain ke jab bhi jungle mein sannata hota hai, aur taare chamakte hain, Zara ki rooh Chandi aur Sheru ke sath wahan ghumti hai, apne jungle ki hifazat karti hui.