- Fly here quickly! - the finch chirped cheerfully to his friend. - There are such funny creatures here.
Sitting on a branch, two chicks admired the spectacle: four worms were wriggling funny near the ground above a leaf. Apparently, they were dancing some kind of intricate dance, as if inviting the chicks to take part in the fun.
One of the finches could not resist the temptation and decided to feast on easy prey. The dancing worms were temptingly plump and, in all likelihood, delicious. Having flown off the branch, he was nearby in two leaps and was about to peck when a terrible snake’s mouth opened in front of him.
The finch on the tree only managed to hear the pitiful squeak of the daredevil, from whom only a few feathers remained in the blood.
How could the inexperienced chicks know that there was a very cunning snake in the forests? Above her eyes, instead of eyebrows, there are two long processes. Hiding under the log and hiding her head among the leaves, the villainess begins to move her eyebrow horns. Mistaking them for worms, gullible birds become victims of a voracious predator.
That is why a cunning person is called a snake under the pit.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru