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The snake which gives Gold coins

Once there lived a poor Brahmin in Panchagiri village along with his wife and 11 years old kid. He used to toil in fields to earn bread and butter for his family. Due to poor health and misfortune,  he could not earn decent amount of money that is required to lead a lavish life that his wife always dreams. One afternoon after completing the work in fields,he thought of taking a small nap and was selecting the place where there is a good amount of shade. Quickly, he saw a lush and big Neem tree and decided to take a catnap under its shades. He rolled out the blanket from the bag and laid it on the floor. While witnessing and enjoying the beauty of the surroundings, he soon observed a big snake slowly crawling out of the anthill. He thought that it might be a guardian deity for the fields for which he had not paid any homeage as a result of which the luck is not favoring for him. Since then, he started serving milk to the snake to pay homage in the bowl and said that, "Oh! God