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The villagers did not answer Saarthi. They hung their
heads in shame. Munia’s father went to her, lifted her in
his arms and took her back to the village. Since that day,
no child laughed at Munia’s limp. They all wanted to be
friends with her. And they all wanted to be friends with
the elephant bird.
Munia’s tale reached many villages and the villagers in
faraway hamlets whispered to each other, “Munia knew
that the giant one-feathered elephant bird had not
swallowed the horse!”
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