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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day's work in the
fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable
herd-robber.
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Solution
In order not to disturb the tiger, mothers tried to keep their babies quiet.
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