This story is about a flea and a louse who were very close friends. One day they made an agreement to collect firewood together from the forest. They had prepared food before they went out. The two of them agreed not to eat food until both of them are back at home. The louse reached home and was very tired and went to sleep. The flea came later and thought that the louse had eaten all the food. The flea pricked the louse with burning wood on his chest. Later the flea found the food left untouched and regretting his mistake of killing the louse. The flea was devastated and began to cry. A man asked the flea why he was so sad. The flea responded that his friend, the little louse, had burnt to death. Hearing this sad tale the man's eyes began to well up with tears. Seeing the man like this, a footpath asked the man and he narrated the entire story. Heartbroken, the footpath started to become crooked. Meanwhile, a bird standing next to the footpath also heard the story and turned blind. A body of water also saw the footpath and asked what the matter was. It told the same sad tale to the water. Shocked, the water broke into tears and started to dry. Lastly a goat heard the sad tale and bent its horn in sorrow.