The Crow and the Black Snake

Little Story of – The Crow and the Black Snake

Once upon a time, there was a huge banyan tree in a forest. On that tree, there lived a crow with his wife. Below that tree, there was a hole, where lived a big black snake, who kept eating up all the young ones of the crow as soon as they were born.

The crow and his wife were very unhappy. But the crows did not want to leave the banyan tree. Finally, the crow’s wife begged her husband to leave the tree. She said by crying, “All of my children were eaten by that very dangerous and cruel snake. Let us go away and make our home somewhere else.”

“We have lived all our lives in this tree. This tree has given us shelter, food, and happiness. We cannot leave it. However, I will think of to do some plan to get rid of the vicious snake,” said the crow.

“But,” said his wife, “he is the poisonous snake. How will you kill him?”

“My dear, I will not be able to kill him, but I have friends who will help me to kill him. I will definitely ask help to them,” which is said by the crow. The crow then started a journey to meet his friend, the jackal. He told the jackal the whole story and asked him for help.

“My friend,” said the jackal, “you need not to worry, as the snake will meet his death soon. That has to happen to one who is so heartlessly cruel feeling.”

“But how is he going to meet his death?” asked the crow.

The jackal said to crow, “Go to the river where the King’s daughters will be taking bath in the riverside. Take a golden necklace and drop it inside the snake’s hole. Then see what happens.”

Next day, the crow flew towards the riverside. King’s daughters were taking bath leaving behind on the bank their clothes and jewelry. King’s soldiers were standing little away watching their clothes and jewelry. The crow flew towards the jewelry and took one golden necklace. The King’s soldiers saw this and they followed the crow to get the necklace back.

The crow flew slowly and reached the banyan tree. When the soldiers were seeing the crow, it dropped the necklace inside the snake’s hole.

The soldiers tried to take out the necklace, the snake came out. They killed the snake with their clubs and took the necklace away.

Thereafter the crow and his wife lived in peace happily ever after.

Moral: Wit can achieve anything.

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