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had struck him dumb. At once his father phoned up the doctor and requested him to come. The doctor came and aster examining the boy said, “I will give him an injection, That will make him open his mouth at once." When the doctor took out the injection needle, the boy cried in great tcrror. “Please, do not give me any injection. There is nothing wrong with me. I stole ten paise from my father's pocket, bought fruits and ate them. My tongue was coloured violet and so I kept my mouth shut. Now, I say I am sorry and promise that I will never steal money again. Kindly pardon me". Thus fear itself reformed him.
The essence of all this is that fearlessness is a sign of courage and uprightness but fearlessness which makes us irresponsible is not acceptable.
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