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Once the king of Anandpur was crossing a forest, when he heard a bird sing. The song was so beautiful that he wanted to take the bird to his palace and listen to it singing anytime he wished.
He ordered his soldiers to catch the bird alive without hurting it.
The soldiers caught the bird with great difficulty.
The king put the bird in a golden cage and placed it in his room.
Then onwards the moment the king entered the room, the bird would start singing to please him.
The bird thought that the king would release it after a few days but that never happened.
One day a crow came near the cage and asked the bird,
"Are you happy?"
"No, I want to return to my home in the forest where I live," said the bird.
"Then do one thing," said the crow and whispered something in the bird's ears and flew away.
SARAB
"Oh dear bird,don't fear. I have got an idea. When the king comes,don't sing. He will get angry and tell to leave because you did not sing. Since,the king likes you he will not kill you." When the king came, the bird did the same what the crow had told her. The king thought that he will find a better bird than this. Why to kill the bird who at least sang for him for many days. So,he ordered,"Leave this bird.she isn't of any use." Now the bird was free. She thanked the crow for helping her.Both of them became friends and lived happily.
Ashraf
The crow told the bird to act dead and when he opens the cage to peck his hand and fly out of the window.So the bird did it and the bird was free. But the bird realised that his family was gone and when he saw the castle window he saw his parents and he cried.
YASH VARDHAN THIRANI
The crow told the bird to sing an awful song. When the bird sang an awful song, the king was enraged and ordered his men to throw the bird out. At first the bird pretended to be unhappy, but when it was thrown away, it flew away to the nearest tree. The king realised his folly.
aishwarya
The crow said,"When the king comes out from the palace with his attendants and passes by the window near which you are, I will come to you and whisper something. Whatever I say if it is good news you must jump for joy and tell the news to the king and plead for permission to go out of the cage. If it is bad news, you tell the king that someone in your family is ill. As he is kind-hearted, he will let you go. Do as I tell or else for forever you will be stuck up in this cage.' The bird agreed. The next evening the king passed by his window while taking a stroll with his favorite attendant. The crow came and whispered something in the presence of the king. The bird started to wail and told the king that someone in his family was ill and the king let him go. The bird flew away to the forest and never came out again when a human was in the forest. Moral: Never show off your abilities or you may be caught and may not be lucky to escape.
sahil
The crow whispered,"when the king comes to you do not sing and when you were alone open the cage and try to fly."
Erlene
"Promise the King that you will sing a beautiful song just for him if he will let you sing it by the open window" said the Crow.The King ,so wanting to hear a song just for him never gave a thought to taking the bird out of the cage and set him on the window ledge. The bird sang the most beautiful song the King had ever heard and immediately flew out of the window saying 'Good Bye'.
n.k_2000@yahoo.co.in
The crow told the bird,"If you are not happy here, you go to the forest. Also when the king comes near you, don't sing any song and also don't eat anything. The king will think that you are not happy here. And he will release you in the forest." The queen suggested to the king, "Even birds want freedom. So you release this bird. We shall go to the forest every day to hear the song of this bird. " When the king released the bird he was very happy and thanked the queen. He also promised them that he would come every day in the evening and sing a song for the king.
BHAVESH PATEL
The crow told the bird,"Sing like me. So when the king hears your voice he will get angry and leave you."
shruti joshi
"Oh dear bird,don't fear. I have got an idea. When the king comes,don't sing. He will get angry and tell to leave because you did not sing. Since,the king likes you he will not kill you." When the king came, the bird did the same what the crow had told her. The king thought that he will find a better bird than this. Why to kill the bird who at least sang for him for many days. So,he ordered,"Leave this bird.she isn't of any use." Now the bird was free. She thanked the crow for helping her.Both of them became friends and lived happily.
KAVERI
The bird said, "Tell the king that you know to dance. Then he will release you. After that you can escape from his clutches. The bird did the same and it was free."
EVELEN
The crow told the bird to sing an awful song. When the bird sang an awful song, the king was enraged and ordered his men to throw the bird out. At first the bird pretended to be unhappy, but when it was thrown away, it flew away to the nearest tree. The king realised his folly.
Joathan castil
The crow told the bird to sing a very sad song. The song is about the desire for freedom. The king upon hearing the song was moved to tears. He didn't realize how unhappy the bird was inside the golden cage. He finally set the bird free. Every now and then the bird would fly to the palace and sing for the king. This time the songs were lively and full of joy.
Alolika Chatterjee
The crow whispered to the bird to sing very loudly when he is discussing something with the king's minister. And if the bird does this the king will become angry and order to throw the little bird!
manasa
The crow told the bird not to sing at all. So when the king finds that the crow is silent he will let it free.
sathvika
The crow told the bird to pretend to be dead.
Vrunda
The crow told that when the king comes, try to sing a song which means that freedom is precious. The king will understand and will set you free.
shima
The crow told the bird,"Pretend that you are dead." When the king came to take the bird she did the way the crow had told her. The king saw that the bird was dead and said,"Throw this bird". Thus when the bird was thrown, she flew away. The bird was free. She also thanked the crow for saving her life.
javed
the crow told to the bird,'when the king entered the room you sing a bad and dull song for him.Hearing this song the king become very angry and he will get angry and leave you.' After this the bird thanks the crow for good idea.
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