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the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them: "Don't bloody your hands; I will get rid of him for you."
That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting: "Snake! Snake!"
"Where? Where did you see it, mother?" asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat.
"Alas," said the widow. "I saw it disappearing into your stomach."
The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would
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