The Vengeful Snake

Sardar Muhammad

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The Vengeful Snake

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Today, I will tell you the story of my village. [Many] years ago in Toba Qila Moj Garh we faced a severe drought during which the scorching sun dried up all water and there was no grass left for our animals of which many perished. In desperation, the majority people of our village decided to move elsewhere in search of water and food and to save the remaining animals. [During this time] also my younger brother and I decided to save our cows, sheep, and camels. Along with other villagers we set off towards [nearby] inhabited areas. After we had set up camp in another village, an old man, told us about a mango tree where two black snakes lived. The old man advised us to protect ourselves and our animals from the black snakes. Despite the warnings, my brother went towards the tree, climbed on it and killed one of the snakes. The other snake managed to escape and remained safe. As we stayed in the same village with our animals during the night time, the escaped snake followed our footprints towards our camp. At dawn, I saw the snake near to my brother's bed. We asked people about what to do and after some discussion we decided to send my brother back to Qila Mojgarh for safety. A month later the drought ended, the rains came, and we decided to return home. I set off alone with our belongings and by [early] morning I was back in Qila Moj Garh. After a few days, I found my brother unconscious in our hut. A snake had bitten him and I realized that the snake we had disturbed had followed him until home. I treated his wound and, with Allah's mercy he started to recover. To stop the snake from hurting us again, we thought to find it and kill it. We set out and after a couple of days finally were successful and killed it. The moral of the story is that if there are two twin black snakes and you have killed only one, the other will seek revenge.

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