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THE TITIBHA BIRDS - MORAL STORY

          Titbha birds are very beautiful sea-loving. They love seafood. Usually, they live in small mounds of sand that are close to the seashore. Once, a pair of Titibha birds was in search of a safe place to dig their nest. 




              The female bird was ready to lay eggs. "Dear husband, I am to lay eggs soon. We have to find a safe place for the eggs to hatch," she said. The male bird replied, "What about this place? The sand here is soft and wet. The climate is good. Our babies will find it fun to live here." The female bird looked around and said, "Everything is fine dear, but, the sea is too close. If a huge wave comes, this place will be washed off." The male Titibha said to his wife, "Look at my power dear." Saying this, he trotted toward the sea.




 


             As the sea was receding after a wave, it went away from the Titibha bird. The foolish bird mistook that to be a sign of fear. He said, "See dear, the sea is so afraid of me that it dare touches my feet. If this is the state of the sea, how will it harm our eggs?" The female Titibha was eluded by her husband's explanation. She accepted to lay eggs there itself. In a few days, she had laid all her eggs. They were all safely hidden in the pits they had dug. 

                The female Titibha said, "Dear husband, although I have laid our eggs, I am still afraid of the closeness of the place to the sea." The male bird proudly replied, "Don't worry dear, the sea dare not touch our eggs. The birds flew into the sea in search of food. There was a fast wind and the sea rose high. The waves dashed deep into the shore and swept away everything near the shore including the Titibha eggs. When the Titibha birds returned, they were shocked and saddened at the loss of their eggs.


Moral: NEVER BOAST AT FALSE STRENGTH !!!



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