The mongoose and the farmer's wife
Long time ago there lived a farmer and his
wife. They had a new born son. The farmer's
wife wanted to have a pet animal to protect
the child which would also be a companion to
the child. They had a talk and decided upon a
mongoose. So they brought a mongoose and
started rearing it.
A couple of months later, one day the farmer
and his wife wanted to go out of the house
leaving the child at home. The farmer thought
that the mongoose would take care of the child
while they were away. So they left the
mongoose and the child at home and went out.
The farmer's wife returned earlier and on
returning home found that the mouth of the
mongoose was stained with blood and she
immediately inferred that the mongoose had
killed the child. In anger she threw a box on
the mongoose and the mongoose was hurt
badly. She then rushed inside to see what
happened to the child. She was surprised to
find a dead snake lying in the room. She could
guess that that the mongoose had saved the
child's life by killing the snake. Realizing the
mistake she went out of the room only to find
the mongoose dead on the floor. She cried out
load at her hasty action.
Story moral: Don't act in haste. Think and act.
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