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dark.” “Oh yes,” said Jereko as he got on his horse. Just then, his little

        daughter, Nora, came running. She said, “Father, take me with you.”

        Jereko looked at her and said, “We have to go a long way. You will

        get tired.” “I want to see the city. I have always wanted to see that
        place. Please, take me. I will not  trouble you at all,” said Nora.

                                                                     Demitr said, “Let us hurry
                                                                     up, Jereko. Come on.” Jereko

                                                                     said to Nora, “OK.” Nora
                                                                     jumped and got upon the

                                                                     horse. They all rode towards
                                                                     the city hurriedly.


                                                                     At the end of the day,
                                                                     they did not reach their

                                                                     destination. Demitr said, “It
                                                                     is very late. So, let us stay

        here for the night.” Jereko looked around
        and said, “But where?” Nora pointed at a                                  trouble  to  make  somebody
                                                                                  worried,  upset
        small house. “We can stay in that hut.” They                              destination  the  place  where
        reached closer and Jereko  noticed that it was                            somebody  is  going

        not a hut but a stable.                                                   noticed  observed
                                                                                  strange  unusual
        Nora said, “There is food and water for the                               hay  grass  that  has  been  cut
        horses too.” So, they stayed there at night. In                           and  dried  for  use  as  animal
                                                                                  food
        the morning, they were about to leave when a                              foal  a  young  horse  (baby

        strange thing happened. There were bundles                                horse)
        of  hay in one corner. Some bundles moved
        and a  foal  came out.

        To everyone’s surprise,

        the foal moved towards
        them.

        Nora and the others

        thought it had hidden
        itself behind the





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