At that time, there not being water in the water-holes there was much
drought. One day the tusk elephant, being without water, is walking
about seeking it.
The bird having seen it,--in the garden where the tusk elephant was
walking there was a very deep pool like a tunnel,--the bird having
gone near the Frog, said, "Friend, to-day the tusk elephant being
without water is walking about seeking it. In the garden in which
the tusk elephant is walking there is a pool like a tunnel. You
go to the pool and cry out. Then the tusk elephant having said,
'There is water indeed,' will come there."
After that, the Frog came and cried out in the pool. Then the tusk
elephant thought, "At the place where that Frog is crying out there
will indeed be water." Thinking "At places where there is nothing Frogs
do not cry out," it went there. When it was listening and looking,
the tusk elephant fell into that pool which was like a tunnel. Well
then, the tusk elephant cannot come ashore from there.
The Frog, having come ashore, says to the female Lark, "Look
there. Friend, I was of another assistance [to you]. Now then, you look
[after it yourself]." Having said it the Frog went to a tank.
After that, the female Lark having gone near the Crow, says to the
Crow, "Ane! Friend, that tusk elephant which broke into bits my two
eggs has fallen into the pool in such and such a garden. You go and
pluck out its eyes, and pierce and pierce its face in two or three
places with your bill, and come back."
After that, the Crow having come, plucked out the tusk elephant's two
eyes and ate them; and having pierced and pierced the face in two or
three places with its bill, came ashore, and said to the female Lark,
"Look there. Friend, I was of another assistance [to you]. Now then,
you look [after it yourself]." Having said it the Crow went away.
After that, the female Lark having gone near the Bee says to the
Bee, "Friend, the Frog was of assistance to me, the Crow also was
of assistance to me; only you have not yet been. The tusk elephant
that broke to pieces my two eggs has fallen into the pool at such and
such a garden, and his eyes have been plucked out. You go and beat
[and sting] his head."
After that, the Bee having come and beaten the tusk elephant's head,
the tusk elephant died in that very pool. Afterwards the Bee also
went away.