I must get to the melon-bed , and if I went there now she 'd see me . '' Darzee was a feather-brained little fellow who could never hold more than one idea at a time in his head . And just because he knew that Nagaina 's children were born in eggs like his own , he did n't think at first that it was fair to kill them . But his wife was a sensible bird , and she knew that cobra 's eggs meant young cobras later on . So she flew off from the nest , and left Darzee to keep the babies warm , and continue his song about the death of Nag . Darzee was very like a man in some ways . She fluttered in front of Nagaina by the rubbish heap and cried out , `` Oh , my wing is broken ! The boy in the house threw a stone at me and broke it . '' Then she fluttered more desperately than ever . Nagaina lifted up her head and hissed , `` You warned Rikki-tikki when I would have killed him . Indeed and truly , you 've chosen a bad place to be lame in . '' And she moved toward Darzee 's wife , slipping along over the dust . `` The boy broke it with a stone ! '' shrieked Darzee 's wife . `` Well ! It may be some consolation to you when you 're dead to know that I shall settle accounts with the boy . My husband lies on the rubbish heap this morning , but before night the boy in the house will lie very still . What is the use of running away ? I am sure to catch you . Little fool , look at me ! ''
Darzee 's XXXXX knew better than to do that , for a bird who looks at a snake 's eyes gets so frightened that she can not move .
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