Long-Tailed Magpie

  Written by: Nasratullah Samim

A long-tailed magpie was living in a big jungle. One day while she was singing a song, she told in the song that no one could make a nice nest like her.

Meanwhile, another magpie came from another jungle and said to Long-Tailed that her name is White-Beaked and she wants to make a nest beside her nest.

Long-tailed said that she would be happy to have her near to her nest.

White-beaked was very skillful. She made a nice nest in a few minutes and asked the Long-tailed to come and visit her nest but Long-tailed said that no one could be able to make a nice nest like her. When Long-tailed saw White-beaked magpie’s nest, she knew that White-beaked had really made a nice nest. The other birds also liked White-beaked magpie’s nest.

Long-tailed magpie became angry and was trying to find a way for the White-beaked magpie to leave the jungle and leave her nest to White-beaked magpie. Long-tailed magpie went to a cat and asked about her health. The cat said that she has not eaten anything for two days. Long-tailed magpie asked the cat to hide behind the bushes and she would bring a fat magpie and the cat would catch and eat her. The cat thanked her.

Long-tailed magpie told to White-beaked magpie to go with her for feeding. When they reached the appointed place, Long-tailed and White-beaked magpies sat on a branch of a tree. Long-tailed magpie asked White-beaked magpie to go down and eat some seeds. White-beaked asked Long-tailed to go with her too. They went down to collect seeds. The cat captured Long-tailed magpie.

White-beaked asked the cat why she captured her. The cat said that white-beaked is very skinny but Long-tailed is fat. Long-tailed magpie said to herself that her sins found her out.