The elephant & the sparrow

A couple of sparrows lived happily in their nest on top of a huge tree in a jungle. The female sparrow had laid her eggs in the nest and they were expecting their newborns soon.

On a particular day, unable to bear the heat of the summer sun, an elephant went berserk. He crashed into all trees in his way. On his way, he broke the branches of the tree that supported the nest of the sparrow couple.

As the branches fell, so did the nest and all the newly laid eggs smashed against the ground.

Although the sparrows managed to escape by flying away, they were heart-broken to see that they had lost the eggs. The female sparrow began to cry and wail loudly.

A woodpecker, who was at a little distance, was touched by cries.

He went to her and said, "Dear good sparrow! There is nothing you can do by crying. What is destined to happen, will happen for sure."

The female sparrow replied, "That is indeed true. But all my children were killed by this wicked elephant, this is also true. We had done no harm to him."

"If you consider yourself to be a friend", continued the female sparrow, "Please suggest me a way to destroy this elephant and avenge the death of my children". "So I will", replied the woodpecker, "I have a fly as a friend. Let us go and ask for her help to destroy this cruel elephant".

Thus, the woodpecker and the female sparrow went to meet the fly. The woodpecker explained, "My friend, please meet this sparrow. She is a dear friend of mine. Her eggs were destroyed by a wicked elephant; please help us find a way to destroy this cruel elephant."

Thus, the female sparrow, woodpecker and the fly went to the frog, and explained him of all the events for which they had come to him for help.

Moral: Even the low and humble achieve results when they work together