It sounds like you are referring to the popular Malayalam short story (ഒരു കുടയും കുഞ്ഞു പെങ്ങളും), often included in school curricula (e.g., Kerala State Syllabus) or moral story collections.
However, a widely known single classical short story by that exact title is not attributed to a major literary figure like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, or S. K. Pottekkatt. The phrase translates to Most likely, you are looking for a story with this theme—often about sibling responsibility, sacrifice, or poverty. oru kudayum kunju pengalum full story
