The Bird and the Pearl

Gamburi

Research Data

The Bird and the Pearl

Description

Once upon a time there was a bird that had a thread adorned with pearls. One day, a pearl fell from the thread and got stuck in a thorn. The bird asked the thorn to return the pearl, but the thorn refused. The bird then asked the fire to burn the thorn, but the fire declined. So, the bird asked the water to quench the fire, but the water also refused. Next, the bird approached a bull, asking it to drink the water. The bull questioned why it should comply after which the bird asked a man to shoot the bull with his gun. The man, too, asked why he should do that. Undeterred, the bird asked a rat to destroy the man's bullets, but the rat refused. So, the bird turned to a cat, asking it to eat the rat. The cat wondered why it should do such a thing and finally, the bird asked a grandmother to kill the cat. The grandmother, questioning the request, pointed out that the cat took care of the house. The bird then asked the wind to blow and destroy the grandmother's house. A loud sound was heard as the wind blew and scat-tered the grandmother's belongings. Furious, the grandmother killed the cat and the cat then ate the rat. The rat destroyed the man's bullets, the man shot the bull, the bull drank the water, the water quenched the fire, the fire burned the thorn and finally, the thorn returned the pearl to the bird. Thus, through a series of events, the bird recovered its precious pearl.