What is the tale of the crow and the civet about?

Answer 1

It is about a crow who saves his best friend's life. She is a civet. For more info, see the story below.

Here is the story:

It is related that a crow and a civet were great friends. . . .One day they were talking of such interesting things that they took no notice of what was passing about them, until suddenly they were brought back to earth by the howling of a terrible tiger in the forest.

On this the crow, who was sitting on a tree trunk by the side of his friend, fluttered into the upper branches, but the civet did not know where to hide, as she could not make out from which direction the tiger's cries had come. "What must I do my friend?" she asked the crow. "Have you neither advice not help to give me?"

"What would I not do for you, dear friend?" replied the crow. "I would confront the world, if that would aid you. . ."

. . .The crow flew as fast as he could towards a passing flock of sheep who

were guarded by dogs larger than lions. He came close and bit first one then another of the dogs painfully in the head so that the rest became disturbed and angry. . .The crow hopped and fluttered just far enough ahead of all the dogs to escape their teeth, and lead them, in a state of increasing fury, through the forest. When he considered that their braying had certainly frightened the tiger far away, he flew straight up into the air, leaving the dogs to make their was back grumbling back to the flock. As soon as it was safe, he rejoined his friend the civet whose life he had so bravely protected. . .

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