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प्रश्न
What made the farmer’s wife first kill the mongoose and then repent soon after?
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उत्तर
The farmer’s wife had gone to the market. She left the baby to the care of her pet, the friendly mongoose. She came back home and saw blood on the face of the pet. Blind with anger, she killed the mongoose. Soon she discovered that. her baby was all right: the mongoose had killed a snake. And thus saved the baby’s life. She repented and wept. But it was too late.
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