ARCHERY CONTEST

All the Kuru princes had excelled in various weapons used in warfare, and Arjuna had mastered the art of archery.
One day, Dronacharya summoned the Kuru princes and challenged them to shoot the eye of a wooden bird placed on a tree.
Yudhisthira went first. Dronacharya asked him, “What do you see?” Yudhisthira replied that he could see the tree, the branch, the bird, and the surroundings. Hearing this, Dronacharya stopped him and asked the next disciple to step forward.
Each prince who came forward gave similar answers and each was sent away by Dronacharya, as he was not satisfied by the answer the princes gave.
Finally, it was Arjuna’s turn. When he was asked the same question, Arjuna confidently replied that, he could see the bird’s eye only, nothing else.
Pleased with Arjuna’s answer, Dronacharya asked him to proceed.
Arjuna carefully aimed and shot the arrow, striking the bird’s eye, thus winning the contest.

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