Once there was a hen on a tree. It laid an egg every day. On the same tree lived a crow. Every day, the crow would break the hen's egg and eat it. One day, the hen said, "If you go wash your face in the Ganges, I will let you break the egg!" The crow went to the Ganges to wash its face and spoke:

"Ganguly! Ganguly! Give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the Ganges told the crow, "Go get a clay pot from the potter." The crow went to the potter and said:

"Potter! Potter! Give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the potter said to the crow, "If you bring mud from the pot, then I will give you a pot!" The crow flew off and went to the pot, saying:

"Mud, mud! Give me mud. Take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the pot told the crow, "Go get a deer horn, then I will give it to you!" So, the crow went to a deer and said:

"Deer! Deer! Give me your horn, I will break the pot, take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the deer said, "Bring a dog to fight! Then I will break the horn!" The crow went to the dog and said:

"Dog! Dog! Fight against the deer, break the horn, I will break the pot, take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

The dog replied, "Go fetch some cow's milk! Then I will drink it and fight the deer!"

The crow flew off to the cow and said:

"Cow! Cow! Give me milk, let the dog drink it, fight the deer, break the horn, I will break the pot, take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the cow said, "Bring some grass! Then I will give you milk!" The crow went to the grass and said:

"Grass! Grass! Give me grass, eat the cow, give me milk, let the dog drink it, fight the deer, break the horn, I will break the pot, take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

The grass said, "Go get a sickle from the blacksmith! Then I will give it to you!" The crow went to the blacksmith and said:

"Blacksmith! Blacksmith! Give me a sickle, break the grass, eat the cow, give me milk, let the dog drink it, fight the deer, break the horn, I will break the pot, take it, potter, give me a pot, take Gangully, give me a little, wash your face and eat the hen's chick, hey chirp-chirp!"

Then the blacksmith asked whether to take a red sickle or a black one. The crow liked the red sickle and said to give it to him. The blacksmith asked where to get it. The crow said, "Just put it on the edge; I will take it!" The blacksmith took out a red sickle from the flames and placed it on the edge for the crow. The crow then got burnt there. From that day on, the hen's egg started hatching, and the chicks began to grow. Those who harm others end up facing troubles throughout their lives and ultimately lose their own lives. Thus, the crow met its end!