STORY - The true friends
It happened a long, long time ago. Four friends lived in lovely forest. They were-----a mouse, a fawn, a crow and a turtle. Very close friends they were, inspite of being different creatures. Everyone of them was ever ready to do anything for the others. The four would talk, play, tell stories, gossip and frolic around. There was a clear water pond in the forest. It was the home of the turtle. The crow lived on a tree that grew nearby. The mouse had his hole under that very tree. The fawn had made the nearby bushes his home. During the day, the turtle swam in the water or basked on the sandy bank. The rest of the three would set out in the morning in search of the food. They returned by the sunset time after the day long outing. That is when, all the four would get together and play and make merry around. One day the crow and the mouse returned as usual. But the fawn failed to appear. The rest of the three waited anxio