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Panchtantra story
A farmer's wife wanted a pet to protect their newborn child. They chose a mongoose. One day, while the parents were out, the mongoose's mouth appeared bloodstained. The wife assumed it killed the child, but found a dead snake instead - the mongoose had saved the child. However, in her haste and anger, the wife had thrown a box at the mongoose, killing it, without discovering the truth. The moral is not to act in haste without thinking.
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Panchtantra story
- 1. Panchtantra Presentation by:- Nikhil Sharma X-D Rollno:-20 NIKHIL SHARMA 1
- 2. Once upon atime 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 debated and decided upon a mongoose The Farmer and Mongoose NIKHIL SHARMA 2
- 3. So they broughta 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 NIKHIL SHARMA 3
- 4. So they leftthe 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. NIKHIL SHARMA 4
- 5. In anger shethrew 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. NIKHIL SHARMA 5
- 6. She could inferthat 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. NIKHIL SHARMA 6
- 7. MORAL: Don't actin haste. Think and act. NIKHIL SHARMA 7