The crow sat on the tree
Waiting for lunch
What would it be? Rice,
roti – or earthworm?
Lunch was none of these
The family was on a fast
Disgusted, the crow
swooped down
If not curry, maybe
a bland earthworm?
But the worms weren’t there
The crow wasn’t early enough
What has the world come to,
cried the crow
No thought for others!
Word treasure
- roti
- — a type of flat Indian bread
- disgusted
- — feeling strongly unhappy or upset
- swooped
- — flew down quickly with a loud noise
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