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joy. Then she went for fruits.?
The Bheel was selfish. He satisfied his hunger by killing the young ones of the female-monkey and eating their flesh. He then slept. The female-monkey returned. She was worried and shocked, not seeing her young ones. But good as she was, she first awakened the Bheel and gave him sweet fruits. Then she began to search for her young ones, The Bheel thought :
"To-day, I will have to return home empty-handed. Not a single animal could I kill. Now let me kill this female-monkey only."
That sinful man beat the female-monkey with all his strength with a heavy stick. She was instantly killed. The hunter set out for home taking the dead monkey.
Op his way, that same tiger met him. The tiger said to him with contempt :
