TIT FOR TAT

                                          TIT  FOR  TAT

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Once a sly fox and a gentle crane were bosom buddies.Most of the time they spent together,playing,frolicking and running errands for each other.But as the evilness never dies,the evil-minded fox thought of a plan to befool and make fun of crane.He cajoled and wooed the crane to dine and sup with him.The crane gladly consented.

  He ambled to the fox's dwelling on the appointed day in sheer happiness.But all his ecstasy vanished into thin air in the twinkling of an eye when the wily fox offered him some soup in a flat dish.The poor crane was totally unable to drink the soup as he could not dip his long beak into the soup in the flat dish.he had to depart hungry.The fox danced with joy in making him a fool.

     The crane was sizzling like an omelette with mortification.He resolved to teach the wicked fox a befitting lesson.Few days later, he humbly implored the fox to have supper with him.The fox was on the cloud nine Impeccably dressed,he dashed to the crane's residence crooning a melodious song.welcoming him ,the crane placed before him some delicious biryani in a jar with a long neck.The poor fox could not eat even a morsel as his head could not go into the narrow neck of the jar.The chuckling crane ate to his heart's content.The scalawag fox went away famished.

        The gentle crane thus paid back the scoundrel fox in his own coin.

                           [DEVENDRA  SRIVASTAVA]