They will easily catch fire killing all the owls inside. Please follow me with your followers with burning wood in your beak"
So, they immediately followed Sthirajeevi to the owl's cave and dropped the pieces of burning wood they were carrying on the entrance of the cave. The twigs gathered outside caught fire and the owls perished inside due to fire and smoke. Sthirajeevi had indeed been constructing a funeral pyre for the owls.
Now, the crows fearlessly returned to their Banyan tree, and with the help of Sthirajeevi, Meghavarana ruled justly thereafter.
The wise indeed say:
Never trust your enemy, and don't allow a foe into your home.
