Kaku and Meenu Author: Ghousia Begum Illustrator: Padmanabh
Kaku the crow and Meenu the sparrow were best friends living in neighbouring trees. They always flew together in search of food and share it with each other. After their daily hunt for food, they sit on a tree nearby the river and sing their favourite song La La La La.... 2/10
One early morning when Kaku went to Meenu he saw a guava in her nest. He was very happy and asked Meenu to share it with him. But Meenu said she is not ready to share the guava with him because it was gifted to her by a boy in the nearby fields. 3/10
Kaku was shocked by the rude behaviour of his best friend and flew away weeping. 4/10
When Meenu was about to eat the guava, another crow named Kaalu flew over Meenu and dropped a twig on her head. With this sudden blow, the guava fell from Meenu's mouth and Kaalu grabbed it and flew away. Meenu cried and cried and regretted not sharing it with Kaku. 5/10
Meenu realised her mistake and went in search of Kaku. First, she flew to Ricky the Rat's hole and asked if he had seen Kaku. Ricky said "no". 6/10
Then she went to Chameli the Cow and asked about Kaku but the answer was "No". 7/10
On the way, she came across Kitty the cat and asked about Kaku but no use. Kitty doesn't know about Kaku. 8/10
With the heavy heart, Meenu walked to the river bank where he met Amiley the Ant. Meenu walked silently beside her. Then Amiley said she just saw Kaku in his nest very sad and lost in his thoughts. 9/10
Meenu immediately flew to the nest and saw Kaku weeping. She hugged him and said "sorry". Kaku forgave Meenu. And Meenu promised never to hurt Kaku. They together sang the happy ending song La La La... 10/10
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