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THE DOVES AND THE BIRD CATCHER |
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Their legs were
caught in the net, and they started crying. The leader of the -doves, Chitragriva, said,
" Do not grieve, friends. We made a mistake, and so we suffer. The hunter will be
hiding somewhere near. Before he comes, we must escape!
How can we escape?" they asked in chorus. "All of you keep yourselves ready.
When I say the word, we must all fly up into the air with the net. If ’all of us
risefrom the ground at the same time, the net will easily come flying with us. The Minter
will not be able to catch us!" explained the leader.
"O yes, O yes!" shouted the other doves and, at the word from the leader, all
ofthem flew. up into the air together carrying the net with them!
The hunter saw them and, cried, Oh! My net is gone!
What shall I do now?
The doves landed safely at a far-off place.
The doves had a mouse friend.
Chitragriva called him and asked him to gnaw at the net. The mouse did so, the net came to
bits, and all the doves escaped. |
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