The Crows and the Serpent

Once upon a time, in a big banyan tree, there lived a pair of crows. They were happy together and loved their tree home. In the same tree, a large black serpent also lived in a hollow.

One day, while the crows were out looking for food, the serpent crawled up to their nest and ate the young crow chicks. When the crows returned, they saw their nest was messy and their chicks were gone. They were very sad and cried over their loss.

Even though they were heartbroken, the crows had more eggs and left to find food again. But the serpent kept eating their new chicks. This sad cycle made the crows very upset.

One day, the female crow suggested they should move to a new home. But the male crow, who was wiser, said, “The world is the same everywhere. Running from our problems won't fix them. We need to find a way to solve this.”

After some thought, the crow had a clever idea. He flew to the riverbank near the King's palace. There, he saw a beautiful necklace of precious gems next to the King, who was bathing in the river. The crow quickly grabbed the necklace and flew away.

The King’s guards saw this and chased the crow. But the crow was fast and led them to the banyan tree. He dropped the necklace into the serpent’s hollow. The guards wanted to get the necklace back, so they hit the hollow with sticks and stones. During this, they killed the serpent.

With the serpent gone, the crow couple could finally raise their chicks in peace. They were thankful to the King's guards and lived happily ever after in their banyan tree, safe from the dangerous serpent.