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sons. The was very fond of the princes. Like all other children of
their age, the princes loved to play all day long .
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A small stream flowed just behind the royal palace . The young
princes loved to spend their time playing on the bank of the
stream. They would spend hours and hours, sitting by the stream
and watching the small and colorful fishes.
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Now, this small stream flowed into a big river that was full of
different kinds of big and small water creatures . One day, a turtle,
who was swimming in this river, lost his way and reached the
stream . The turtle fell in love with this stream, as there were no
crocodiles or big fishes here - only small fishes that could do no
harm. So he decided to live in it.
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As the two princes were playing on the bank one day, they saw
the turtle swimming in the clear water of the stream. Now, in this
kingdom, people had never seen or heard of a turtle.
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The princes curiously observed the turtle for a while . But when
the turtle came to the bank, the two princes screamed in fear and
ran away. They had never seen such a strange creature before!
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The princes run to tell their father, the king, about the strange
creature they had just seen . "Father, there is a demon .in the
stream ," they cried , breathing heavily. The king laughed thinking
that the princes were telling a joke. "If it is not one of their little
pranks, " thought the king, "they must have seen some big fish,
and out of fear they have mistaken it for a demon!"
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"Yes, tell me about the demon," said the king. "Father, the demon
has very dark cover, " cried the elder princes . "He can hide his
head and limbos inside his body, " joined in the younger one.
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The king realized that the princes were really scared, and
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guards and said, "Go to the stream and look for a black monster.
it can hide its head, as well as limbs inside its body. Capture him
and bring him to me."
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The guards went to the stream and waited for the monster to
come up. And at last, the turtle came to the bank. The guards
were astonished to see the demon, for they too had not seen
such a strange creature before! They spread a strong net and
captured the turtle.
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The guards were delighted to have caught the turtle so easily.

They presented the creature before the king. When the princes
saw the turtle, they began to cry again. The king who couldn't
bear to see his dear sons crying, immediately ordered his men to
kill the turtle.
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The guards were now scared to think that they would have to
kill such a horrible looking monster! But, pretending to be brave,
they looked at each other, and said, "We can easily pound it to
powder! " "Or burn it with hot coals," said another. And so, each
rd began to suggest a way to kill the monster.
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Now, among the guards, there was a young fellow who was very
afraid of water. This one suggested, "Let's throw the demon
into the river and drown it!" All this while, the turtle had kept quiet
and was listening to the guards who were talking among
themselves. "I have to think of a way to escape," the turtle
thought to himself. "I have to save my life on my own."
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The turtle popped out his head from the net and said to the
guard, "Friend, what harm have I done, that you should do such
a dreadful thing to me? The other plans were bad enough, but to
thaw me into the river! That would be the end of me!!"

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"Oh! SO, this is how this monster can be killed!" exclaimed the
guards, and immediately taking the turtle to the big river, they
threw him in. Then they went to the palace to tell the king that the
work was done, and that the princes need not fear the demon
anymore .
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The turtle laughed to himself as he slid down the water, to his old
home. "Good'" he said , ''Those foolish people do not know that f
no other place is safer for me than this river'" And the clever turtle
swam slowly and merrily away. He now decided to always stay in
the big river, along with the others of his kind.