"The Stork, the Pigeon, and the Treacherous Snake"
🦩 The Stork, the Pigeon, and the Treacherous Snake 🐍
Once upon a time, in a small village framed by desert sands and swaying palm trees, there stood a majestic palm tree, tall as a tower, overlooking the landscape. On one of its highest branches lived two birds: a stork with snow-white feathers and a small pigeon with silvery-gray plumage.
The stork was a loving and protective mother. She had built a sturdy and soft nest where she carefully tended to her precious chicks. Every day she cared for them patiently, singing gentle lullabies as the sun warmed the red earth below.
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🐍 The Silent Shadow in the Trunk
Not far from them, hidden inside the hollow trunk of the palm, lived a shiny, cold-bodied snake. It was a cunning and dangerous enemy, silent as the desert wind but always present. The snake watched with piercing eyes, dreaming of the moment it could creep closer to the stork’s nest and take away her little ones.
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🕊 The Fragile Friendship
The stork and the pigeon had formed a friendship. The pigeon was lively and talkative but also somewhat fearful. It knew the danger the snake posed but often avoided confronting it or warning the stork.
The snake, clever as it was, knew it could exploit this fear.
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🌙 The Night of Betrayal
One night, when the full moon lit the starry sky, the snake decided the time had come. It slithered out of the trunk with slow, stealthy movements, approaching the stork’s nest.
The pigeon saw the snake moving from afar, but instead of warning the stork, it hesitated. Terror gripped its heart, and the thought of facing danger froze it.
So it stayed silent.
The snake crept near the nest and, with a quick motion, snatched one of the stork’s chicks, carrying it away into the darkness.
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😢 The Discovery and the Pain
At dawn, the stork awoke and immediately noticed one of her chicks was missing.
Her heart broke with sorrow and fear.
She called the pigeon, hoping for an explanation.
“Why didn’t you warn me? Why did you stay silent while the snake took my chick away?” she asked, her voice wounded.
The pigeon lowered its gaze, ashamed. “I was afraid… I was afraid of the snake and didn’t know what to do.”
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🌞 The Lesson of Courage and Trust
Though deeply hurt, the stork understood that fear can cloud even the truest hearts.
She decided not to abandon the pigeon but to teach it that true courage comes from facing fears to protect those we love.
Together, they planned how to drive the snake away from the palm and never let such betrayal happen again.
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🦅 The Victory of the Birds
They called all the birds of the village: owls, hawks, blackbirds, and sparrows.
With a thunderous concert of songs and wingbeats, they surrounded the palm and intimidated the snake, who realized it could never return.
The snake fled, and peace returned to the palm tree.
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🌴 The Future on the Palm
From that day on, the stork and the pigeon lived more united than ever, with a renewed bond of trust and courage.
The pigeon learned never to hide danger again and to protect those close to it, even when its heart trembled.
And all the birds still tell this story because it is a precious lesson for those living in the desert and in life: true friendship is based on trust and courage.