A man who can understand the language of the birds accidentally overhears the conversation between a mother crow and her babies in a tree. The mother of the crow explains her wisdom to her babies, including how to swallow gold, the uses of a pinned needle on the back of a mare, and how to use an ant to remove an insect that has crawled into a human’s ears. The man then uses the crow’s method of insect removal to finally cure the prince's illness.