a painting of a bird standing on a rock next to a body of water

It was a big pond. Different kings of fish were in the pond. Some herons lived on the branches of the tree, on the bank of the pond. They would come flying and stood in the knee-deep water when they wanted to catch fish. An old heron failed to catch fish in this way. So he played a trick He began to cry petiously.There was a crab near the pond. The crab said *Why are you crying heron uncle? The old heron said "The sky will not pour water for long twelve years. This pond will dry up very soon. So i am shedding tears to think of your misfortune".At this the fish were much worried The heron said