Completing a Story of a Farmer and a Snake
A farmer saw a snake half dead lying in the field while returning home. He took the snake home and told his wife to nurse it. At first, his wife disagreed to do it and told her husband that it might do harm to them. But her husband convinced her that it would be tamed and do no harm to them. Everyday, they gave the snake milk to drink. Gradually, the snake got back its original form. At night, he kept the snake in a basket. During daytime the snake would move about freely in the yard of the farmer's house. The farmer had a small son. He was a toddler. One day, while he was playing in the yard with the snake, the snake bit him. The boy cried out and later died. The farmer came running and was greatly shocked to see what had happened. He took a strong stick and beat the snake to death.