kapotah -- pigeon; kascana -- a certain; aranye -- in the forest; krita-nidah -- having built his nest; vanaspatau -- in a tree; kapotya -- with a female pigeon; bharyaya -- his wife; sa-ardham -- as his companion; uvasa -- he dwelled; katicit -- for some; samah -- years.

There once was a pigeon who lived in the forest along with his wife. He had built a nest within a tree and lived there for several years in her company.