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எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்

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The story "The Friendly Mongoose" is taken from the collection of 
called "Panchatantra". There was a 
and his wife. They lived in a village along with their
. The farmer wished to have a pet in his home because he thought that it would be a good companion for his son. So he brought home a small
. Within five to six months, the mongoose had grown to its full size.

One day, the farmer's wife had to go out to buy
. But she didn't want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose. So she asked the farmer to look after the baby till she arrives. But the farmer felt 
and went out to take a look at the fields. On his way, he met some of his friends.

When the wife got back
, she saw the mongoose's face smudged with blood. She
, believing that it had harmed her baby. She threw the basket full of groceries at the mongoose and killed it. Then she ran towards her baby's cradle. When she saw the dead snake near the baby's cradle, she realised the
; the mongoose was
, and it had saved her baby's life by killing the snake. She also realised her mistake. She acted rashly without knowing the truth.

The 
of the story is: "Look before you leap." It means that any person must always think twice or thrice before they do something to avoid problems.