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Original Writer: Unknown
Rewritten: Udhayan |
Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a grandmother. She baked wadas, a doughnut-shaped spicy snack, at home every day, sold them at the market, and lived off the money she earned. 1 |
One day, a crow who had been watching for many days, a Grandma selling wadas, sitting under the shade of a tree, stole a wada and flew away. 2 |
Meanwhile, a cunning fox lived in a nearby forest. One day, since there was no food to be found anywhere in the forest, it went into the village to look for food. Then, it saw a crow flying with something in its mouth. The fox also ran in the direction the crow was flying. Finally, the crow sat on a tree branch with the wada on its beak. 3 |
The fox saw the wada and thought, ‘Oh! wada! I have to snatch this wada from the crow somehow,’ and went towards the tree where the crow was sitting and sat under it. 4 |
‘If I make this crow talk, it will open its mouth. Then the wada will fall. Then I can take it and run away,’ The fox thought. 5 |
The fox asked the crow; “Crow! Crow! I have never seen you here before. Is this the first time you have come into this forest?” 6 |
The crow then saw the fox. Seeing the fox, the crow remembered the story of his grandmother-crow, who had been deceived by a fox many years ago. The crow immediately understood that the fox was asking a question to get him to open his mouth so the wada would fall. So, the crow did not answer the fox’s question. 7 |
The fox said more; “It’s nice to see you. Your dark complexion and small eyes are attractive. Be careful when you travel in the forest. The forest is a dangerous place.” 8 |
The fox continued to try to gain the crow’s trust with such words. The crow still did not say anything. Although this disappointed the fox, it asked again. 9 |
“I’ve heard that crows sing beautifully. I really like their songs. To tell you the truth, foxes can’t sing at all. Crows are the ones who sing beautifully. If you don’t mind, could you sing me a song?” 10 |
Now the crow smiled inwardly.‘I know the story of your grand-fox asking my grand-crow the same question. I will not be deceived this time.’ 11 |
Then crow held the wada with its feet and started singing “kaa...kaa...kaa” Much to the fox’s disappointment, he kept looking at the crow. 12 |
After singing, the crow pecked the wada on its leg with its beak and started eating it. 13 |
Fooled by the cleverness of the crow, the fox immediately ran away in search of food. 14 |
This story means that we should take the experiences of our ancestors as a lesson for ourselves. 15 ★ |
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