62 - Tale
of the Cat and Crow
Shaharzaad
said - "O King, Once upon a time, a crow and a cat lived in
friendship, and one day as they were together under a tree, they saw a
leopard coming towards them. They could not know that he was coming
towards them until it was very near to them. So the crow at once flew at
the tree top, but the cat confounded and said to the crow - "Can't
you save me as my all hopes are in you?" The crow replied - "In
fact friends and brothers should think about something when there is some
danger near to them."
Now
there were some shepherds with their dogs, so the crow flew towards them
and dug some earth in front of them with his wings cawing and crying out.
Then he went up to one dog and flapped his wings in his face and flew up a
little way towards the leopard. The dogs followed him thinking to catch
him Presently, one of the shepherd raised his head and saw the bird flying
near the ground and flying alternately, so he followed him and the crow
brought them to the place where the leopard was. And when the dogs saw it
they rushed upon it and the crow himself turned and fled away from there. Now the leopard had
to leave the cat who was saved by his friend crow."
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