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Short Summary of The Friendly Mongoose: ONCE a farmer and his wife lived in a village with their small son. They loved him very much. “We must have a pet," the farmer said to his wife one day. “When our son grows up, he will need a companion. This pet will be our son’s companion. His wife liked the idea. One evening, the farmer brought with him a tiny mongoose. “It’s a baby mongoose," said his wife, “but will soon be fully grown. He will be a friend to our son." Both the baby and the mongoose grew. In five or six months the mongoose had grown to its full size - a lovely animal with two shining black eyes and a bushy tail. The farmer’s son was still a baby in the cradle, sleeping and crying alternately. One day, the farmer’s wife wanted to go to the market. She fed the baby and rocked him to sleep in his little cradle. Picking up the basket, she said to her husband, “I’m off to the bazar. The baby is sleeping. Keep an eye on him. Frankly, I don’t like to leave the child alone with the mongoose."