How the Gond Gods Were Released from the Cave Where They Were Trapped for Twelve Years

The tale the iora told

A pair of sparrows circled desperately above the paddy fields trying to escape from a hawk. They spied a pond close to the fields and a wooded area beyond it. “Quick!” gasped the female sparrow as she flew straight up in a sudden whirr of feathers and dived into the pond, her mate speeding to follow suit.

Together, they swam a little way underwater, muc…