There once lived a bird and her husband called Chia and Chidda. One day, the Chidda had a severe stomach ache.
“Ouch…Ouch…..I have a stomach ache……quick, make me some soup …you know the one with lentils and some rice as well…it will help my stomach ache…..hurry, hurry…” groaned Chidda.
The poor Chia got very worried and started looking for lentils and rice.
“But I don’t have any in the house!” Chia cried.
“Then get it from somewhere….fast…I’ll die of stomach ache without the soup and rice!” gasped the Chidda.
The poor Chia hurried outside to his neighbor, Mrs. Rudie Eagle.
“Eagle! Eagle! I need rice and lentils….quick ………the Chidda is very sick with stomach ache!”
“Hmmm………GET OUT or I’LL EAT YOU ALIVE WITH YOUR CHIDDA! Go away! I hate you! I hate soup! I hate lentils! I hate rice! I hate everything!” screamed the Eagle.
Poor Chia got very scared. He trembled. “Oh please! Don’t eat me! I’ll go away!”
“AAGH! GO NOW! NOW! NOW!” squawked the mean, selfish eagle.
Poor Chia was terrified and flew away as quickly as possible.
On his way, he met a mouse who was scurrying about looking for some food.
When he saw the bird crying, he came to him and asked softly, “What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”
Chia sobbed, “Chidda is very sick and I need rice and lentils but Mrs. Eagle was very mean, she tried to eat me! I was so scared!”
“Don’t worry,” said the mouse. “I have some rice with me, come with me, I’ll give you some. But I don’t have lentils. Is that okay?”
“Oh mouse! You will help me. That’s great! Its okay, give me rice, I’ll try to find lentils from someone else”.
The mouse put the rice in the Chia’s left pocket. The Chia was very happy and thanked the mouse for his help.
He flew away looking for lentils when she met an Elephant. The Elephant was drinking his tea and was relaxing on his lounge chair, with his sunglasses on. Chia went up to his ear and whispered “Do you have some lentils?”
The elephant jumped with shock. “Who is it? Who is it? Is it a ghost? Who is it?”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Elephant, it’s me. I need lentils for my Chidda who has a stomach ache. I want to make soup.”
“Oh! You scared me! Of course I have lentils. The elephant walked into his house and brought her some lentils. He said kindly, “Sorry, I have only a few lentils left, but you can have it. I hope the Chidda feels well again.”
Chia thanked him and flew to his nest. He saw the Chidda screaming with pain. He hurried to prepare the soup and rice and gave it to the Chidda. The Chidda ate the soup and rice and felt better instantly.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door loudly.
“Who is it?” Chia asked.
“Open the door! It’s me, Eagle. I have a stomach ache! Help me! Give me some soup and rice, please!”
The Chia and Chidda looked at each other. They went out and kicked the Eagle so hard she landed on the moon, with a stomach ache and a bottom ache from the kick!
