Ek kawwa pyasathaa

Nursery Rhyme

(Hindi)

Ek kawwa pyasathaa
jugmay thOdaa paaneethaa
kawwa laayaa pathar
paani aayaa oopar
kawwaa peeyaapaani
Hogaya kahaani

There Was a Thirsty Crow

Nursery Rhyme

(English)

There was a thirsty crow
A jug has a little water
Crow brought the pebbles
Raised up the water
Crow drank the water
End of the story.

Ek kawwa pyasathaa

There Was a Thirsty Crow

Nursery Rhyme

(Hindi)

(English)

Ek kawwa pyasathaa
jugmay thOdaa paaneethaa
kawwa laayaa pathar
paani aayaa oopar
kawwaa peeyaapaani
Hogaya kahaani

There was a thirsty crow
A jug has a little water
Crow brought the pebbles
Raised up the water
Crow drank the water
End of the story.

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Kavitha Gali for contributing and translating this rhyme.

Dhanyavad !

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