iii. What idea came to the mind of the farmer?
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One day exhausted by the heat, he lay down under the shadow of a tree to take a nap. Al of a sudden, he saw a giant cobra crawling out of an ant hill. The farmer thought to himself ―Sure this snake must be a deity guarding my field. So far I have not noticed it and that is why all my farming in vain. Let me pay my respects to it now and worship it hereafter.‖ He then made up his mind, brought some milk in a bowl and placed it before the ant hill. He said aloud ―O! Lord guardian of my field! I did not know you dwell here. Please forgive me for not paying respect to you.‖ He left the milk bowl there and went back to his house. The next morning, he was surprised to see a gold coin in the bowl. Since then the farmer placed a bowl of milk every day and got back a gold coin the next morning. Soon the farmer became rich and happy. This continued for some time. One day, the farmer had to go to a nearby city for a few days and so he directed his son to place the milk bowl near the ant hill every day. The son kept the milk bowl and left, only to find a gold coin the next day. He then thought to himself, ―This ant hill must be full of gold coins: I‘ll kill the serpent and take all of them‖. The next day, while placing the bowl of milk the farmer‘s son struck the snake with a club. But the serpent escaped and bit him with his sharp fangs instead. He was dead at once. When the farmer returned, he learnt about his son‘s fate and grieved. The next morning, he took the bowl of milk and went to the ant hill. The snake came out and said, ―Your greed made you overlook even the loss of your son. Your son struck me in ignorance and I had bitten him to death. I cannot forget the blow on my head and you cannot forget the loss of your son. Hereafter, the friendship between us is not possible.‖ So saying the snake gave a costly coin and disappeared. The farmer returned home cursing the foolishness of his son.
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