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affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realized they had a stepbrother.
When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys were shocked at the revelation, and, frightened
by the prospect of losing their share of
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