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प्रश्न
Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?
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उत्तर
The other two spectators were a crow and a myna. They settled on a cactus to watch the outcome. But they did not just watch. They tried to join the fight by hurling themselves at the cobra.
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