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How the Turtle Saved Its Life Once a king built a pool in his palace for his young children to play in. He ordered his men to put some fish into the pond. By mistake, the men also put in a turtle.      One day the princess went into the pool to play, she saw the turtle and got afraid. She ran to the king and said,"There is a demon in the pool," Then the king ordered his men to kill the turtle. But they did not know how to kill the turtle. Then an old man said,"why don't we throw him into the water from where the water flows out over the rocks into the river.He would be killed  that way." When the turtle heard this, he said," oh no! Please don't do that to me." The men did as the old man suggested and hence, the turtle was led out. The turtle was happy as he swam back home.

The Wolf and the Crane                           A wolf was eating an animal it had killed. Suddenly, a small bone in the meat got stuck in his throat and he could not swallow it.    Soon, he felt terrible pain in the throat, and ran up and down seeking for something to relieve the pain.     He asked everyone he met to cure him. At last the wolf met the crane.     The Wolf said,"please help me. I will give you what you want." The crane agreed to try and told the wolf to lie on its side and open its jaws as wide as it could. Then the crane put its long neck down the wolfs throat and got the bone out of its throat.     Then the crane said,"will you kindly give me the reward you promised?"      The wolf grinned and showed his teeth and said,"Be content. You have put your head inside a Wolf's mouth and taken it out again in safety; that was your reward....

The Goat and Horse There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat. One day, the horse became ill, so the farmer called the vet. The vet said ,"well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the fourth day and if he' s not better, vve 're going to have to pur him down."      The goat went to the horse and said," My friend get up or else they're going to put you to sleepl" On the second and the third day, the horse was given the medicine. One the fourth day, the vet came and examined the horse. Then he said," Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow." After they left, the goat approached the horse and said ,"Listen pal,it's now or never! Come on! Get up!" All of a sudden, the owner saw the horse running in the field and began shouting," My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let' s kill the goat".