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was angry to see this. “Hey

you! What are you doing on my

tree? Aren’t you ashamed of

stealing?” Rim shouted.

The stranger sitting on the

branch looked at Rim but

didn’t reply and continued

picking the fruits. Rim was

now mad with anger. He

shouted, “For the whole year I

have taken care of these trees.

You have no right to take the

fruits without my permission. So come down at once!”

The stranger answered, “Why should I come down? This is the

garden of God and I am the servant of God. So I have the right to

pick these fruits. You should not interfere with the work of God

and his servant.”

Rim was very surprised at this answer and thought of a plan.

He requested the stranger to come down from the tree. As the

stranger climbed down the tree, Rim with the help of his son

tied him to the tree and began beating him with a stick. The

stranger began to scream. “Why are you beating me? You have

no right to do this,” said the stranger.

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