In those days, Bunty the Buffalo’s milk business was profitable. He was very hardworking. Bunty would sell milk all day long and return home only after checking the accounts. 

The animals of Champakvan liked the pure milk sold at his dairy. But Baddy the Fox was very jealous of Bunty. Baddy too wanted to open a dairy but was not successful at it. 

“If Bunty sells a litre of milk for `50, I will sell it at half the price,” Baddy thought to himself. To make milk cheaper, Baddy mixed the pure milk with chemicals and powder, adulterating it. The adulterated milk looked exactly like pure milk. 

“Now, no one will be able to doubt this milk,” Baddy chuckled.

The following day, Baddy opened his dairy with a board that read, ‘Pure and fresh milk at half the price’.

Soon, his dairy was crowded with animals who wanted to buy cheap milk.

“Oh wow, good-quality milk at half the price!” Rinki the Cat exclaimed while reading the contents of a milk packet. “Is this milk fresh?” she asked.

“Do you have any doubt? One of my friends has opened a milk factory in a nearby village. Every morning, I go to the factory and bring pure and fresh milk,” Baddy assured.

There were many customers standing in a long queue outside Baddy’s shop and he earned a huge profit that day.

“So much money in just one day! If my luck works like this each day, very soon I will become a millionaire,” he said to himself.

Fewer animals bought milk from Bunty buffalo’s dairy. “I wonder why the animals didn’t come to buy milk today,” he thought and sent his friend Meeku the Mouse to investigate.

After investigating, Meeku explained that all the regular customers had bought milk at Baddy’s shop where milk was being sold at half the price. “Should we also lower the price of milk?” Meeku asked.

“No. We sell pure milk at the right price. We earn a small profit from it. If Baddy can sell milk at a cheaper price, let him do so,” Bunty answered.

Next day, again Baddy’s dairy was filled with customers while there were none at Bunty’s dairy.

When Shersingh the Lion came to know about this, he came to Bunty’s dairy and said, “The milk from your dairy costs too much. Baddy is selling the same milk at half the price.”

“I know, your majesty. But I cannot lower the price of the milk,” Bunty answered.

“By selling milk at such a high price, you are robbing the animals of Champakvan,” Shersingh roared in anger. “I will see to it that you are punished,” saying this he walked away.  Many animals were watching. Bunty’s eyes filled with tears, but he remained silent.

Soon it was time for Shersingh’s son, Sheru’s birthday. To make sweets and kheer for his son’s birthday party, Shersingh ordered several litres of milk from Baddy’s dairy. His joy knew no bounds.

At the birthday party, the animals licked off the yummy sweets and kheer. But not long after midnight, many animals began to feel sick. Some started to vomit while others had loose motions.

“I am unable to understand. All ingredients in the food was of good quality. Then, how come everyone is falling sick!” Shersingh roared.

“Majesty, I think that there was some problem with the milk,” said Minister Blacky the Bear. “You see, I did not eat either sweets or kheer, and I am absolutely fine.”

“Hmm, I think you are right. Every year, milk is brought from Bunty’s dairy. But this year, we brought it from Baddy’s dairy.”

“Let me investigate the matter,” saying this, Blacky left the party. 

After keeping an eye on Baddy for a couple of days, Blacky saw Baddy mixing chemicals in the milk at his house.

On learning the truth of the matter, Shersingh was filled with rage. “The cheap price of Baddy’s milk fooled all of us.” He ordered Baddy to be arrested immediately.

Next day, when Bunty opened his dairy, he found Shersingh standing there. “Majesty, you, in my dairy?”

“Yes. I am here to have a cup of tea from your dairy. And also, to apologise,” saying this Shersingh told Bunty everything. “Kindly forgive me, Bunty. I insulted you in front of all the animals that day.” Bunty immediately forgave Shersingh.

“Here is a cup of tea for you, Majesty,” said Meeku cheerily while serving the King.

“Are you sure that this cup of tea has been made from Bunty’s dairy?” hearing this, everyone present there started laughing.