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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 4 MIN

The Crow and the Snake - A Panchatantra Story About the Problem You Can't Solve Alone

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

A crow and his wife had built their nest in a great tree.Every season a black snake lived at its base - and every season without fail, when their chicks had hatched and the nest was full of new life— The snake climbed up.They could do nothing.The snake was too large, too powerful, too indifferent to their distress to be fought or reasoned with.So the crow went to his friend the jackal.The jackal listened carefully.Then asked one question.The solution he gave had nothing to do with fighting the snake at all.This 2000 year old story from the Panchatantra knows something about every problem that is too large to confront directly.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

A crow and his wife had built their nest in a great tree.Every season a black snake lived at its base - and every season without fail, when their chicks had hatched and the nest was full of new life— The snake climbed up.They could do nothing.The snake was too large, too powerful, too indifferent to their distress to be fought or reasoned with.So the crow went to his friend the jackal.The jackal listened carefully.Then asked one question.The solution he gave had nothing to do with fighting the snake at all.This 2000 year old story from the Panchatantra knows something about every problem that is too large to confront directly.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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