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- Raja Singh used to get enough seats from the jungle, now he intended to score sea seats. For that, he decided to attract sea creatures...

"I want to create history by getting a huge majority in the coming elections. What should be done?' Maharaja Singh summoned his personal political advisor Bearbhai and asked.

'King! You have made history. You are history itself! You will be remembered forever in the politics of this jungle,' Bearbhai flattered, twisting awkwardly from the waist.

'You are right. No one has done what I have done for this forest,' the lion was momentarily delighted by the bear's flattery, but no expression of satisfaction appeared on his face. He added: 'I have gained popularity in the jungle. I have dominance in birds too, but more seats to win. Think something...'

'So now we have to campaign in the sea!' Bearbhai quipped, slightly embarrassed.

'Good idea! No lion has gone into the ocean and preached. The focus is on the forest. I want to go to the ocean to campaign and make history by winning more seats from there. Get ready!' With enthusiasm the lion commanded Bearbhai.

'But Your Highness...'

Bearbhai was going to explain something, stopping him midway, Singh said, 'You are a genius political consultant. May the crocodile boldly inform me of my sea voyage. I will go to preach in the sea as fast as I can.'

Bearbhai did not imagine that Raja Singh would like this sarcastically. Thinking that the king praised this idea and called himself a genius, there was no point in arguing - Bearbhai started preparations for Raja Singh's sea voyage.

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'My dear sea dwellers... no king of the jungle has come to you so far, but I want to develop you all round. I have launched a number of schemes for you,' began Raja Singh, who reached the ocean on the back of a heady crocodile, 'I have launched a scheme to distribute waterproof shawls to protect you all from the cold winter waters. Also water heating heaters have been placed at different places.'

'But where does it go?' Raja Singh continued without listening to the croaking sound of a hard-shelled turtle, 'I have allocated 10 thousand crores in the budget for the project of placing coolers on the banks so that your skin does not get burnt by the hot water of summer. Lectures-seminars on topics like 'Global Warming', 'Climate Change', 'Marine Ecology', which are held only in the forest, have now started being held in the sea as well.'

The fishes of the smart generation started gagging with Raja Singh's speech. Bearbhai specially urged the administrative officer Magar Mathabare that in the midst of the speech, Raja Singh would forget everything, so remind him of the oxygen mask, otherwise the lion would babble in the water. Also, ask them not to do the weird breathing action they do when giving speeches in the jungle. The crocodile defiantly did the assigned work. He reminded Singh to take oxygen. Singh took a deep breath and resumed his speech, 'I have just received a special status for 'Ghol', a group of fish considered to be of the highest quality in the annual Matsya Sammelan.'

'This ghole fish is illegally trafficked on a large scale. We made a bold submission, but no action was taken,' Mangla Machhi emphatically submitted, 'the conspiracies of the opponents are not going to work. Now the sea creatures have become smart. Opposition leaders like Chief Minister Kachbabhai Kakalatia and Sasalabhai have conspired to spread lies against me in the jungle, but marine life will give me all the sea seats this time!'

Ignoring the protests of the mangla fish, Raja Singh continued his speech, 'My dear sea creatures! You think, Sasalabhai travels to the jungle, but has he traveled to the sea? Chief Minister Kachbabhai Kakalatia does not consider himself a sea creature, so no one will develop all of you except me.'

Raja Singh had many more points to make in his speech, but as he was running out of oxygen, he ended his speech by saying the last thing: 'I will make roads in the ocean like the forest. I will build buildings, malls, theaters, coffee shops, government offices. I will build banks, sports grounds. Will provide permanent employment to marine life including hundreds of fishes. I am starting the developed Sagar Sankalp Yojana from today.'

The oxygen supply was exhausted. Raja Singh quickly got out and breathed a sigh of relief.

...there was an unprecedented excitement in the sea after this unprecedented plunge of Raja Singh. There was a single debate in marine ecology: 'The sea is not far from growing like a forest.'