5. By midday, most of the birds had gone to rest on the dense trees. The sun was intense. When its rays struck the ripples on the water, it looked as if pearls and rubies were scattered all around. Aish shook her legs in the water, flapped her wings, and lifted her neck, surveying a nearby tree as if she was about to take flight. Just then, she heard a rustling sound nearby, like someone walking over a pile of dry leaves. Aish lifted her neck and saw a massive buffalo making its way through the grass and leaves. Aish