By Wanpen  Luangkan

         Once upon a time, a crow lived in a nest on the tree beside the king’s kitchen.  The crow lived alone, and he felt lonely.  One day the crow flew out of his home in order to invite another bird to live with him.  He saw a pigeon while he was flying.  The crow dropped in to have a chat with the pigeon.  Both of them talked in a very friendly way.  After that the crow invited the pigeon to live with him.

          “Would you like to stay with me? My house has a lot of food,” asked the crow.

          “Really? Don’t tease me!” said the pigeon.

          “Oh! I always tell you the truth, so make your decision,” said the crow.

          When the pigeon heard the crow’s word, he absolutely believed the crow and moved to the crow’s house.  One morning the crow wanted to eat some dry meat that the chef hung out beside its nest.  The tricky crow immediately thought of stealing that meat by pretending that he had a stomachache and could not go out to find food.

          “I can not fly outside today because I have a stomachache.  You have to go out to find food by yourself, my dear pigeon,” said the crow.

          But the pigeon didn’t believe that the crow was really sick.

          “Do you pretend to get sick, so you can steal some dry meat from the chef?” said the pigeon.

          “Oh! No.  I really have a stomachache, and I want to have a rest,” the crow insisted.

          Finally the pigeon believed that the crow was truly sick, so he flew outside alone to find food.  After the pigeon went away, the crow immediately flew out of his nest and stole the chef’s meat.  He ate the meat greedily and made the chef hear some strange noises.  He went out of the kitchen and saw the crow

eating his meat.  The chef was very angry, so he caught the crow and started plucking off his feathers.  The crow was in great pain, and he asked the chef for his life.  He promised the chef that he wouldn’t steal anything anymore.  The chef didn’t believe the crow’s word, so he plucked all of the crow’s feathers and coated him with chili.  The crow was very painful.  He flew to his home.

          The pigeon came back and saw the crow crying.  He realized that the crow had been punished by the chef.  He added to the crow’s woes.  He said the crow was greedy and liked stealing.  The crow felt so ashamed that he could not stay with the pigeon, so he flew away.  

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