Once there were six thick brothers who felt life was all about living it to the fullest without hurting or disturbing others. Once they were sent to a haunted cottage by their cunning cousins by cheating them in games with offerings. Even after that the six brothers were happily staying there by eating things which they got there. Besides, from their father they had received a mirror which gives them will power whenever they felt pushed back. It would give them the inner strength to fight their fears and stay there with courage. During their leisure they listened to one others teachings and advices such as their merits and demerits. Many people who were their well wishers saw them from outside of the place. They thought them great things from simple changes they did. at other times they wandered freely in the forest. They feared none. They bothered for nothing. Thus the six brothers led a contented and peaceful life. They proved to everyone that good men can be happy anywhere. But not so with bad men. The mind of bad man is restless. It cannot bear the happiness of others. It keeps scheming to bring trouble to those who are happy. It seems to enjoy at the unhappiness of others. So was his cousin’s Mind. the cousin’s thought that the six brothers were suffering hopelessly in the cottage. “how can they be happy,” he thought, “without tasty food, soft bed, fine clothes and a comfortable house! How fine it will be if we visit them now with all our retinue! I can display my wealth and power before them. What a pleasure to humiliate the six brothers! They are now hapless, helpless and hopeless!”Then the cunning 6brother called and consulted his uncle and best friend. They were his evil counselors. They liked his scheme. But there was
one difficulty. They had to get the consent of his blind father, namely fronic. Without his approval they could not leave the house. But fronic would not easily agree. How to get him to agree? So his uncle thought of a plan. The cousins had a big cattle farm near the haunted cottage close to the place where the six brothers lived. The cousin, namely Eric approached fronic and said, ”o, revered sire, it is a long tiMe since we took stock of our cattle. Pray, permit us to go to our farm and personally see how our cattle are being taken care of.”

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