Taatayya Kathalu in English

            Although animals of the same breed tend to be friends, sometimes there develops a dear friendship among animals of varied kinds. Once, a deer, a tortoise, a rabbit, and a crow became very close friends. They shared many things they could with one another. Life was very happy for the friends. There is a twist in everybody's life.  A hunter was lucky enough to catch the tortoise. As he started carrying the tortoise, the remaining friends cooked a plan to help their friend. The crow started cawing loud. The hunter turned to look in that direction. There he saw the beautiful deer dancing. He could not resist his eagerness to catch the deer. He let the tortoise down and took his bow and arrow to aim at the deer. The moment the hunter let the tortoise down, the rat signaled the tortoise to crawl as fast as he could and dive into the nearby pond. By the time the hunter took his aim, the deer ran away from the place. Thus, both the friends escaped ...

  There were two storks and a turtle who were friends. They shared the same pond for many years. They were living happily for a long time. The storks used to bring food for the turtle and the turtle did the same for them. But, the turtle used to boast of itself. "See dear friends, you can only fly. I can dive so deep into the pond and get rare fish for you." The pond started to dry up fast as there was a severe drought. The friends had to search for a new place to live. "Friend, we can fly off to another pond and start our new life there. What will you do?" asked the stork to the turtle. "I don't know. I cannot fly like you do. I will have to somehow manage till I die here," said the turtle with a throat full of grief. The next day, the storks flew in search of a new pond to live in and returned happily. "Friend, we have found a new pond to live in. Come with us. We shall carry you," said them to the turtle. "How can you carry me?" ...