The Friendly Mongoose

• Main Characters

  • Farmer: Poor farmer living in a village.
  • Farmer's Wife: Anxious and quick-tempered wife.
  • Baby Son: Young infant left alone in the cradle.
  • Mongoose: Loyal, friendly pet brought home as a companion.

• Setting & Plot Beginning

  • The Pet: Farmer brings home a baby mongoose.
  • Growth: Mongoose grows up in a few months, becoming friendly and wise.
  • Trust: Farmer trusts the animal completely with his baby son.

• The Incident

  • Farmer's Absence: Farmer goes out on some work.
  • Wife's Errands: Wife goes shopping, leaving baby with the mongoose.
  • The Black Snake: Venomous snake enters the house towards the baby.
  • The Fight: Brave mongoose attacks and kills the fierce snake.

• The Tragedy (Misunderstanding)

  • Return of Wife: Wife returns home with a heavy basket of groceries.
  • Bloody Sight: Sees the mongoose with blood around its mouth and paws.
  • Rash Assumption: Panics, believing the pet killed her baby son.
  • Blind Anger: Thinks "My baby!" and hurls the heavy grocery basket on the mongoose.

• The Climax & Resolution

  • Death of Mongoose: The loyal pet dies instantly from the blow.
  • Discovery: Wife rushes inside and finds the baby sleeping peacefully.
  • Dead Snake: Finds the torn, dead snake lying near the cradle.
  • Deep Regret: Wife realizes her foolishness and weeps over the dead, loyal mongoose.

• Moral of the Story

  • Think Before You Act: Hasty actions and rash decisions lead to irreversible regret.
  • Control Anger: Never act blindly in sudden panic or anger.