Once upon a time, in a dense forest, a crow and its mate lived on a big tree. They were happy and eagerly awaited the arrival of their little ones, as the mother crow had laid eggs in their nest.
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But, danger lurked nearby! A wicked snake lived in a burrow at the base of the tree.
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Whenever the crows laid eggs, the snake would climb up and eat them, leaving the poor crows heartbroken.
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Time and again, the snake devoured their eggs, and the crows felt helpless and miserable. They couldn't fight the snake directly, for it was powerful and dangerous.
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One day, the mother crow said, ‘We must outsmart the snake! We cannot fight it, but we can trick it!’
The father crow came up with a brilliant plan. ‘We will trick the snake into leaving this place forever!’
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The clever crow flew to the king’s palace, where royal ornaments and jewelry were kept near a pool. Seeing no one around, the crow swooped down and picked up a shiny golden necklace.
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The soldiers saw the crow steal the necklace and immediately ran after it!
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But the crow was fast and flew straight to its tree, dropping the necklace into the snake’s burrow.
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The soldiers arrived, searching for the necklace. As they looked inside the burrow, they saw the snake curled around it! Without a second thought, they attacked the snake and took the necklace back.
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The snake was driven away, never to return! The crows were overjoyed, knowing that their eggs would now be safe.
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The crows had defeated the dangerous snake, not with strength, but with intelligence! And so, they lived happily ever after.
The moral of the story is: Wisdom and clever thinking can overcome even the greatest dangers!
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