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his plough to town trader to mend it town trader sells it and keeps the money - tells
village trader rats ate it - village trader takes town trader's son with him to a friend's
house - asks him to stay there - town trader asks village trader about his son - says a
bird took him off - they go to a judge - judge asks how a bird can carry off a child -
village trader says a bird can carry off a child if rats can eat a plough - judge asks to tell
the whole story - judge order the town trader to return the plough and village trader
to return his friend's son
Two traders - a village trader and a town trader - great friends - village trader gives
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ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ɴᴇᴀʀ-ʙʏ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ sᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ, “ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʟᴏᴡ.” “ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ! ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ᴇᴀᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ?” sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ sᴡɪᴍᴍɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ’s ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ sᴀʏɪɴɢ, “ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴏʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ.”
ʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ’s ʜᴏᴜsᴇ. “ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴍʏ sᴏɴ? ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ?” ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ.
“ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ,” sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀ. “ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀs sᴡɪᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙɪʀᴅ sᴇɪᴢᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ. ɪ sʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴅ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ,” ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ. “ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ,” ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ. “ɴᴏ ʙɪʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏғғ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ.”
ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ, “ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ”; ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ:
“ᴛʜɪs ғᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴍʏ sᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴡᴀs, ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ʙɪʀᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏғғ.” “ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ?” sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ. “ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ʙɪʀᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏғғ,” sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ. “ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏғғ ʙᴏʏs?” sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ.
“ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ʏᴏᴜ,” ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ. “ɪғ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏғғ ʙᴏʏs, ᴄᴀɴ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴘʟᴏᴡs?” “ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ?” ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ. “ɪ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʟᴏᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ɪᴛ. ɪғ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴘʟᴏᴡs, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏғғ ʙᴏʏs; ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs, ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏғғ ʙᴏʏs. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀɴ sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴇ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴏᴡ.”
ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀ, “ɢɪᴠᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.” ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛ-ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs sᴏɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴏᴡ.