Boring Way

Written by: Nasratullah Samim

Once there were living some sparrows together in an old fort’s walls. One day a sparrow’s check flew for the first time from her nest. She was enjoying flying and she went more up in the air. She saw a big bird in the air and she scared of it and fell on the ground. A cat came to eat her but a gray and piebald sparrow rescued her. The check was crying and she asked the other sparrows to take her to her mother. Piebald asked about her nest. The check said that she did not know anything about it. Gray said that she knows where her nest is and she said that she would help her. Gray and check flew away. When they reached to a ruined house, the Gray said to the check that she had seen their nest in this old wall. The check said that rain ruined their nest and they shifted to another place two days ago.

Gray asked her about the sings of their new nest. The check said that she could not remember anything. Gray saw a nest in another wall and asked the check about it. While the check was to enter the nest, a snake came out of the nest. The check cried and flew away.

Gray saw a river and asked the check to cross the river and they might find the check’s nest. Gray and check flew over the river. Gray passed but the check got tired of flying and she fell in the river and started crying.

On the other hand, the check’s mother was searching for her check. A pigeon told her that she saw her check was sinking in the river. The check’s mother and the pigeon went toward the river and they rescued the check and the check’s mother thanked the Gray for helping her check. The Check promise that she would never fly from her nest and she would remember some signs around her nest.