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0It was me( )es% I am a snake( but I &an talk like )#u% I h#'e I d#nt s&are )#u an)m#re( said the snake%

0N#w( me u' here(% I! )#u &an hel' me b) taking this trunk awa) !r#m m) h#le( I will gi"e )#u

an)thing )#u ask%

A '##r man he was( Pan Kasim did n#t mind at all% ,e 'ushed the trunk aside s# that the snake uld

&rawl #ut%

The snake said thank )#u t# Pan Kasim and the snake 'r#mised t# Pan Kasim that it w#uld reali.e what

Pan Kasim wanted% Pan Kasim was s'ee&hless !#r a while% 9#r a m#ment he was thinking #! his wret&hed

li!e in '##rness% There!#re he wanted t# be a man #! wealth%

0,mm I! that is what )#u want% D#ne( )#u &an g# h#me n#w( said the snake%

Pan Kasim ran h#me e/&itedl)% ,e le!t #ut his !irew##d in the w##d% Then( he was ama.ed t# !ind that his

sha&k had turned int# a mansi#n( surr#unded with green !l#wer gardens% ,e g#t e"en m#re startled t# see

his wi!e waiting !#r him #n the '#r&h in a !an&) dress and wearing beauti!ul *ewelr)%

0+h( m) wi!e( )#u l##k !antasti&( 'raised Pan Kasim%

en Kasim #nl) smiled%

0,#w did this ha''en8 asked her%

Pan Kasim then t#ld her ab#ut his meeting with the magi&al snake%

0This is h#w he 'aid me ba&k !#r hel'ing him( said Pan Kasim%

en Kasim t##k her husband inside t# en*#) deli&i#us !##d she had 're'ared #n the table% "er sin&e(

Pan Kasim and en Kasim be&ame ri&h 'e#'le% $ut their sus'i&i#us &hange made their neighb#rs &uri#us

and *eal#us%

$eing talked b) man) 'e#'le( en Kasim !elt unm!#rtable% She m'lained t# her husband%

0) husband( #ur neighb#rs ha"e been talking ab#ut us !#r s#metime% The) think we g#t all these b)

r#bbing( said en Kasim%

0Take it eas)% D#n;t let them get )#u% The) are *eal#us( thats all( said Pan Kasim%

en Kasim then tried t# turn awa) !r#m her uneasiness% As da)s 'assed( h#we"er( the !uss did n#t wear

#ut% en Kasim uld n#t take it an)m#re%

0"en th#ugh we are ri&h( li!e is n#t g#ing t# be m!#rtable with these 'e#'le talking ab#ut us all thetime% The) are m#&king us( )#u kn#w( said en Kasim t# her husband% en Kasim t#ld her husband t#

see the snake again t# make them res'e&ted%

Pan Kasim underst##d his wi!es !eelings% ,e went t# the *ungle right awa) t# meet the snake%

Then( the snake t#ld t# Pan Kasim that it w#uld reali.e it%

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Pan Kasim walked h#me unsure #! what was g#ing t# ha''en% A m#ment a!ter he &ame ba&k( s#me r#)al

guards kn#&ked his d##r% The) t#ld him that the king had *ust ste''ed d#wn t# be a hermit in the

m#untain% The) asked Pan Kasim t# re'la&e him% S#( #n that "er) da)( he was &r#wned and taken t# the

'ala&e with his wi!e%

$eing a king( Pan Kasim held m'lete ntr#l inside the 'ala&e% The) were s# res'e&ted that e"er)#ne

w#uld d# an)thing the) t#ld them t#%

S# there &ame a da) when en Kasim wanted t# 'ut #n her !a"#rite g#wn% She mmanded her ser"ants

t# 're'are it !#r her but it was n#t dried )et%