A hardworking farmer planted crops, unknowingly providing a home for a sparrow family.  As harvest approached, the sparrow chicks, hearing the farmer's plans to enlist help, urged their mother to leave.  The mother, wisely judging the farmer's reliance on others, delayed their departure. Only when the farmer decided to harvest himself did the mother sparrow finally move her family, highlighting the importance of recognizing self-reliance and decisive action.