Taken from the book "The butter thief"
One day, Yasoda’s gopi friend told her a story about Krishna’s mischievous activities. “Early this morning, Krishna came to my house to steal butter. When He got there, He saw that everything had been stored very carefully, and there was no butter lying about for Him to steal. My little baby son was asleep, but Krishna pinched him so much that he woke up, and began to cry. If we don’t keep butter in our houses for Him to steal, then He will do such terrible things. And if He finds butter and doesn’t like it, He breaks all the pots.“ When Yasoda heard this story, she thought, “I think that Krishna has become naughty, stealing butter in other people’s houses. I must teach Him a good lesson.“ Meanwhile, her gopi friend thought, “Yasoda doesn’t really believe us when we tell her what her son has done. I’ll wait for Krishna in my house, and when He comes, I’ll catch Him red-handed, and take Him to Yasoda. Then she’ll see how naughty her boy is.“ In the very early morning, while it was still very dark, Krishna came alone to the house. He was stealing butter here and there, and thinking, “No one can catch me.“ However, that gopi was hidden from view, and waiting to catch Him. When Krishna came and ate her butter, she was watching Him from her hiding-place. She pounced on Him, and caught Him red-handed. “Oh, I will take you to Mother Yasoda!“ she exclaimed in great excitement. “Then she’ll have to believe us when we tell her that her boy is a great thief.“ The gopi covered Krishna with a cloth chaddar to take Him as a captive to Yasoda Maiya. When she arrived at Yasoda’s house, she called out, “Oh Yasoda! Oh Yasoda! Just see! I have caught your son red-handed! He has become a thief! You’ve never believed me up till now, but today you’ll have to believe me.“ Yasoda came out to meet her friend, and on the way, she saw that Krishna was asleep on the bed. Puzzled, she asked, “Where is my son?“ In response, the gopi took off the cloth that she had used to wrap up Krishna when she caught Him. “Oh!“ Both were amazed to see that it was not Krishna, but the gopi’s own son, who was wrapped in the chaddar! Krishna came out of the bedroom, and started weeping. “O Mother! O Mother! Just see! They are all telling lies about Me. I have never been to that house. They are all liars! Now I will have to go and steal some butter!“
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