The Bird and the Fire

A long time ago two birds were neighbors. They built nests next to each other in the same tree. The nests were warm and safe for all their baby birds. However, an eagle found their nests.

The eagle would come and eat their baby chicks and eggs whenever they flew off to find food.

One bird thought, “How can I keep my babies safe from the eagle?

The eagle is stronger than me. We are small, and we do not like to fight. Let’s light a fire in one nest. The eagle will smell the smoke, and never come back again.”

However, the nests were close together, and the fire burned up both nests and everything around them.

Lesson: Be careful. If you don’t know how to do something, you could hurt yourself and others.

Source: Folktale