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Pambupatti is a peaceful village.
People of different qualities, different religions
stay there peacefully
.But it was not always so.
There is a story behind this.
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Prem, the narrator of the story ,runs away from
his village.
People of his village start fighting with each
other, killing each other, burning things down in
the name of religion.
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Prem reaches Pambupatti and faints near a well.
When he opens his eyes he finds the villagers
lovingly taking care of him.
Prem is surprised to see such co operation and
love among the villagers.
An old man starts the story.
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Very very long ago, there were no animals in
Pambupatti, only reptiles.
They had a meeting every month.
Their leader was Makara-a crocodile.
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One day Makara asked the tortoise to leave the
forest.
They were so slow, so stupid and they carry
their own houses on their backs.
The tortoises quietly left the forest.
All were happy because there was more food,
more water ,more space.
But a rotting smell began to fill the forest.
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Next Makara asked the snakes to leave the
forest.
They were so slimy and made funny noises. The
snakes left quietly.
All were afraid of snakes so they were happy to
see the snakes go.
But soon the forest was filled with rats.
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Lizards were asked to go next.
They had strangest habits and changed
colour.
Soon the lizards too left.
The forest was filled with insects after the
lizards left.
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Life was terrible for the crocodiles now.
They were troubled by rats ,frogs and insects.
All turned against Makara.
One day they decided to call the tortoises,
snakes and lizards back.
They returned and the forest became normal
once again.
The old man stopped his story.
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“I have a story to tell my villagers, ”said Prem
“will they listen to me?”
“They have to” said the old man.”Remember
all of us has a place in this strange, funny
world.”
◦ Question and Answers
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1)In what way is Pambupatti different from any
other village?
Every one lived together –happily, peacefully.
2) Why is Prem determined not to return to his
village?
No peace in the village, they killed each other,
fought in the name of religion.
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did Makara dislike tortoises, snakes and
lizards?
 Tortoises-slow , carried their homes own their
backs
 Snakes- slimy, made hissing noises
 Lizards- strange habits, changed colours
 4)What went wrong when the tortoises, snakes
and lizards left the forest?
 When tortoises left-smell of rotting
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snakes left
- full of rats
Lizards left
-full of insects
 5)Why
do you think Prem wants to tell the
story of the reptiles to the people of his
village?
 To make them understand there is space for
all in this world.
 6)Do you agree that it is difficult not to get
along with someone who is strong and
powerful?
 Yes, the strong and the powerful are not
always right. Makara was wrong in sending
others away.
If you were a baby crocodile , would you tell
Makara that he was wrong ?What would you
say to convince him?
ANS :- Yes . We need the help of others to live
peacefully.
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