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The storyteller stopped singing and called the children to order.
“Which story would you like to hear?” he asked in a playful tone.
Many of the children called the names of their favourite animals: the tortoise, dog, lion, and the hen were among the few animals mentioned. In the end, all of them could not agree on a particular animal, and this caused a huge misunderstanding in the gathering. One of the boys stood up and said he wanted to hear a story about the dog.
Another, moved by the boy’s courage, stood up and said he wanted to hear a story about the wise tortoise. The first boy got annoyed and was about to slap the other boy when the storyteller intervened and told both of them to sit d