Cuckoo and Crow
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The sweet call of the cuckoo
Bids the long night adieu
The female hears it from another tree
And is ready for her job with glee
The crow guarding the eggs in her nest
Treats the cuckoo as a pest
Flies out to drive him away
Not realizing the female is on her way
She lays her eggs in the crow’s nest
Before she returns in quest of her guest
All the chicks hatch and grow together
They look like birds of the same feather
The cuckoo chicks grow faster
Throw the crow chicks to avoid disaster
Crow is unaware that they are not her chicks
Completely fooled by their juvenile tricks
Soon they are strong enough to fly away
The crow wonders what led them astray
They begin singing in the cuckoo’s voice
For the crow, there’s no choice
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