A young woman lived in a village with her little child .She had a mongoose as pet.One day she went to the market .The child was sleeping .She asked the mongoose to take care of the child .After some time the mongoose saw a snake in the room. It was moving towards the child. the mongoose jumped on the snake and killed it, Then he waited at the door .The woman reurned.

She saw the mongoose with blood around his mouth .She thought the mongoose had killed her child . She Beat the mongoose with a big stick.The poor went inside .The child was sleeping.A snake lay dead there. She realised her mistake and wept bitterly.