Stone House
By: Nasratullah Samim
Once upon a time, there were many animals and birds living in a jungle. Magpie and her chicks, Moto, Dilo and Soso were also living there among others.
One day, while Magpie was out of his nest, a crow’s chicks came to meet magpie chicks. After a while, a quarrel took place between them. The crow’s chicks said to the magpie checks that if they were strong enough, why could not make nests for themselves like they have.
Dilo and his brother were very sad for hearing such words. When their mother came home, they shared the issue of quarrel with her. She agreed with what the crow’s chicks had said. She wanted her checks to work hard and make a nest for themselves.
Moto and Dilo made their nest from grass and dried branches in one or two days but Soso was trying to make a nest from mud and stone. Moto and Dilo asked him not to waste his time, but Soso continued his work and made a nest for him in a couple of days.
One day, while Moto was in his nest, a hungry hawk came and broke his nest by his nails and beak and wanted to hunt Moto, but Moto flew away and went to DiIo’s nest.
Moto shared the issue with him. He allowed and hid him in his nest. Hawk arrived and ruined the nest of Dilo as well, but Hawk could not capture them and they flew away and went to Soso’s nest. He gave them a place in his nest. The hawk arrived and tried hard to break Soso’s nest, but he could not succeed to ruin the nest.
Dilo and Moto promised to work hard in order to be protected.