Story Outlines: A crow lived on a tree – a snake lived in a hole at the foot – it ate
up the crow’s young ones – the crow stole the necklace of the prince – dropped
it into the snake’s hole – the King’s men found it – dug into the hole – snake
killed.
Intelligent Crow Gets a Snake Killed
There lived a crow on a tree in a certain forest with its nestlings. A snake
too lived in a hole at the foot. One day, while the crow was away to collect
food for its young ones, the snake took the opportunity and entered the crow’s
nest. It ate up all the nestlings. The crow was deeply upset at this. It
thought of a plan to get the snake killed by others. It flew to the prince’s
room in a castle and took away his precious necklace. The King’s men began
chasing it. It dropped the necklace into the snake’s hole. The men dug into the
hole and saw the snake near the necklace. They beat the snake to death and
recovered the necklace.
Moral : What can not be done
with might can be done with intelligence.