The Bharunda Birds

Once upon a time there lived a great bird named Bharunda. He had two heads but a single belly. One day, he found a nectar fruit. One head said, “My good luck to have found this delicious fruit, I am sure it is sent from the heavens only for me”.

Hearing this, the second head said, “O brother, let me also taste the fruit you are praising so much.”

The first head laughed and said, “Both of us have the same belly. It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it. In fact, we shall give it to our beloved. She will be very happy.” Bharunda thus gave the fruit to his wife. The second head was disappointed at this action of the first head.

One day, the second head found a poisonous fruit and told the first head, “You treacherous fellow. For what you did to me, I will eat this poisonous fruit and avenge your insult.”

The first head said, “You fool, if you eat that, both of us will die because we have the same body.”

Ignoring his warning, the second head ate the poisonous fruit and the bird died.

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