✨ Summary (Easy English)

A farmer and his wife had a baby and a pet mongoose.
The mongoose loved the baby and guarded him.

One day, a snake came near the baby.
The mongoose fought bravely and killed the snake to save the child.
When the mother returned, she saw blood on the mongoose’s mouth.
Without thinking, she killed the mongoose.

Later, she found the baby safe and the dead snake nearby.
She realized her terrible mistake.

Moral: Think before you act; anger and haste bring regret.

✨ कहानी का सार (Hindi)

एक किसान और उसकी पत्नी के पास एक बच्चा और एक पालतू नेवला था।
नेवला बच्चे से बहुत प्यार करता था।

एक दिन बच्चे के पास साँप आ गया।
नेवले ने बहादुरी से साँप को मार दिया और बच्चे की जान बचाई।
माँ ने नेवले के मुँह पर खून देखा और
बिना सोचे-समझे उसे मार दिया।

बाद में उसने बच्चे को सुरक्षित और साँप को मरा पाया।
तब उसे अपनी बड़ी गलती का एहसास हुआ।

📘 Word Meanings

• Mongoose – नेवला

• Snake – साँप

• Guard – रक्षा करना

• Brave – बहादुर

• Haste – जल्दबाज़ी

• Regret – पछतावा

📝 Question–Answer

Q1. Why did the mongoose fight the snake?
Ans: To save the baby.

Q2. Why did the woman kill the mongoose?
Ans: She thought the mongoose had harmed the baby.

Q3. What mistake did the woman make?
Ans: She acted in anger without thinking.

Q4. What did she find later?
Ans: The baby safe and the snake dead.

Q5. What lesson does the story teach us?
Ans: We should think before acting.

✅ Message of the Lesson

• Don’t act in anger

• Think before you decide

• Wrong actions lead to regret