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“The root cause of our problem is a black snake. He is after us. He eats up
our eggs and the young ones. Please help us get rid of this snake,” said the
female dove to the fox.

The fox too was shocked to hear this sad story. She promised to help the
doves. She thought for a few minutes and then laid out a plan before the
doves.

“Listen carefully”, said the fox, “you know where Rajita the richest lady of
this town lives. You’ve also seen her taking a swim in her private swimming
pool. You know, while swimming, she always removes all her ornaments
and keeps them on a tray by the side of the pool. While she is busy taking
her bath, you two swoop down upon the tray and pick up a diamond
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necklace from it. Drop it into the serpent’s hole. The security guards of the
woman will come chasing you. After finding the ornament in the serpent’s
hole, they will first chase the serpent away to save themselves being bitten
and then will take the necklace out of the hole. Thus, the serpent will be
chased away and you, too, will be saved from it.”

It was a very good idea. The doves liked it. They flew to Rajita’s home
where they saw her taking a swim in a swimming pool. As told by the
fox, she had removed her ornaments and kept them in a tray. The doves
swooped down upon the tray, picked up an expensive diamond necklace
from it and flew towards the snake’s hole. The guards ran after the doves
brandishing their sticks. They chased the doves and soon reached that
big peepal tree, where the big black snake lived. They found the diamond
necklace, lying inside the serpent’s hole. Afraid of the snake, they first
chased the snake away from the hole. Then, they took out the ornaments
and returned home. The snake never returned there.
The doves thanked the fox for her help and lived happily in the peepal
tree thereafter.

Moral: Intelligence always leads to the solution of problems.

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