In a beautiful and mysterious Indian forest, there lived four good friends: a crow, a mouse, a turtle, and a deer. The crow had shiny black feathers and could fly freely in the sky, seeing many far - off sceneries in the forest. The mouse was small but very clever, always able to find hidden food in narrow caves. The turtle carried its hard shell. Although it moved slowly, it was steady step by step and full of wisdom. The deer was strong and graceful, with antlers like beautiful branches, and it could run like the wind.
One day, the deer accidentally got caught in a trap set by hunters. Its foot was tightly tangled by the rope and couldn't break free no matter how hard it tried. The deer was very frightened and shouted for help loudly. The crow heard the deer's cry in the air and quickly flew over to check the situation. But the crow was too weak to untie the rope. The crow then thought of the clever mouse and hurried to find the mouse for help. The mouse arrived soon and bit the rope with its sharp teeth. However, the rope was too thick, and it couldn't be bitten through even after a long time. At this time, the turtle also slowly crawled over and said, "Mouse, you can climb onto my shell and bite the rope from a higher position. It may be easier this way." The mouse listened to the turtle and climbed onto its shell to continue biting the rope. Finally, the rope was bitten off, and the deer successfully escaped from the trap.
After a while, the forest suffered from a drought, and food and water were hard to find in many places. The turtle moved slowly and had more difficulty finding food. The crow saw how hard it was for the turtle and felt very sorry. It took advantage of its ability to fly and flew far away to look for food. Finally, the crow found some small insects and fruits beside a small puddle that hadn't dried up yet. The crow flew back with the food and brought it to the turtle. The turtle was very touched and said to the crow, "Thank you, my friend. Without you, I might not be able to survive this drought."
Another time, the mouse wanted to go to the other side of the river to look for a special kind of nut that could only be found there. But the river was deep and the current was fast, and the mouse couldn't swim across at all. Just when the mouse was worried, the deer and the turtle came. The deer saw how anxious the mouse was and said, "Mouse, don't worry. I can carry you across the river." So the mouse climbed onto the deer's back, and the deer carefully walked into the river and slowly made its way to the other side. The turtle followed beside them to protect them. In this way, the mouse successfully reached the other side of the river and found the nut it wanted.
These four friends had always helped each other in their forest life, and their friendship grew deeper and deeper. They became the most enviable group of friends in the forest, and their story was told throughout the forest, telling all the small animals that the power of friendship was infinite.
