In a certain country a female Lark [354] having laid two eggs on the
path on which they go and come at a rock, remained sitting on the
two with affection.
One day, when a tusk elephant was going along the path the elephant
placed its foot on the two eggs; so the two eggs were broken to pieces.
Owing to it the female Lark became at enmity with the tusk elephant,
thinking that she must kill it; and one day having gone near the Frog
the bird said, "Friend, laying two eggs on the path on which all go
and come at such and such a rock, I remained sitting on the two with
affection. [Although] so many persons went by there, nothing happened
to those two eggs. One day the tusk elephant having come, trampled on
my two eggs, and having broken them to pieces went away. On account
of it, of what assistance will you be to me?"
Then the Frog says, "Ane! Friend, I will be of any assistance you
tell me."
After that, the female Lark, having said, "It is good," and having
gone from there, went near the Crow. Having gone there, she says to
the Crow, "Ane! Friend, having laid two eggs on the path on which
all go and come at such and such a rock, I remained sitting on the
two with affection. [Although] so many persons went along the path,
nothing happened to my two eggs. One day the tusk elephant having
come, trampled on the two eggs, and having broken them to pieces went
away. On account of it, of what assistance will you be to me?"
Then the Crow says, "Ane! Friend, I will be of any assistance you
tell me."