Once there lived a woodman in a village at the foothills of lofty mountains. The woodman went to the forest on the hillside to fetch firewood. He earned his living by selling the firewood.
One day it was extremely cold. Soon the clouds came over and it started turning dark. The woodman left from the forest early that day.
On his way back to home, the woodman saw a something lying on the glistening snow. He became curious and went closer to find what it was. The woodman found it was a snake coiled around itself. He tried to wake it with the sticks he was carrying, but the snake did not move. It appeared to him that the snake was dead.
The woodman was kind and thoughtful. He understood that the snake had not hibernated and was troubled by the extremely cold surroundings. So he took the snake in his arms and brought it close to himself to give it warmth. Then he hurried with it towards his home.
When the woodman reached home, he asked his wife for a wide vessel. He placed the snake in it and kept it near fire, to let it get some warmth. He asked his wife to warm milk to feed the snake and kept the milk bowl near the vessel.
As the heat built up, the snake uncoiled gradually and rose to life. The woodman's children watched the snake in excitement. One of the child attempted to lovingly stroke the snake. But the snake raised its hood. It hissed loudly and put his fangs out. It was about to bite the child, when the woodsman was suddenly caught on alert. He immediately took his axe and killed the snake.
Moral: (1) Do not except any gratitude from the wicked (2) Know people before you try to befriend with them. One day it was extremely cold. Soon the clouds came over and it started turning dark. The woodman left from the forest early that day.
On his way back to home, the woodman saw a something lying on the glistening snow. He became curious and went closer to find what it was. The woodman found it was a snake coiled around itself. He tried to wake it with the sticks he was carrying, but the snake did not move. It appeared to him that the snake was dead.
The woodman was kind and thoughtful. He understood that the snake had not hibernated and was troubled by the extremely cold surroundings. So he took the snake in his arms and brought it close to himself to give it warmth. Then he hurried with it towards his home.
When the woodman reached home, he asked his wife for a wide vessel. He placed the snake in it and kept it near fire, to let it get some warmth. He asked his wife to warm milk to feed the snake and kept the milk bowl near the vessel.
As the heat built up, the snake uncoiled gradually and rose to life. The woodman's children watched the snake in excitement. One of the child attempted to lovingly stroke the snake. But the snake raised its hood. It hissed loudly and put his fangs out. It was about to bite the child, when the woodsman was suddenly caught on alert. He immediately took his axe and killed the snake.
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