STORY 2 THE SNAKE IN THE GRASS 1. Dasa was an old servant of the family. He was sleeping in the shed when the cobra arrived in the compound. He was very lazy. He was a clever man. He could convince the family that he had caught the cobra and won their praise by his trick. 2. When Dasa demanded a grass-cutter, the neighbours first told him to manage with the available things but when he insisted, they began to speculate how much it would cost to buy a new grass-cutter because the articles made of iron were very costly at that time. 3. US Newspaper stated that nearly 30,000 people die of snake bite every year. 4. The beggar said that they were fortunate. It was God Subramanyam who has come to visit them. She suggested not to kill the snake. 5. Mother gave a coin to the beggar. She agreed with whatever the beggar said. She told her that she was right and reminded herself of the promised Abhishekam. So she thoug...
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