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Folklore: A Tale of an One-eyed Man

Compilation: Kishor Subba (Limbu)

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Once upon a time, a bear entered the village from a mountain, and Barbote was the talented Dhami (shaman) and the famous hunter in the village. Barbote used to go to the forest for hunting. One day, he knew that the cannibal bear had entered the forest. Then he returned home in a hurry. The next day, he went to the field instead of going to the jungle for hunting and said that the cannibal bear had entered.
the jungle.  Barbote had a young son. Son used to stare at his father, who was always carrying a gun and going hunting.The son wanted to play with the gun, but his father would not let him play with it when he was home. And that day, when the son noticed that his father had gone to the field, He saw his father's gun in the same place where his father used to keep the gun. Then the son pulled out a gun because he had a chance. Then he went to the forest, carrying a gun. His father, who was always a hunter, knew all about hunting. The boy, on the other hand, went to the remote forest in search of prey. And then he got lost in the jungle, and there was also fear. The boy was then quickly returning home from the jungle, but he was pursued by the cannibal bear.The bear attacked the boy, and the boy was shocked. And he took out the boy's eyes and ate them. The boy is not coming until the night. Barbote was very anxious about his son and said, "It's too late." And when he checked the gun, he found that the gun was not in place. Oh, this spoiled child took the gun and went to the jungle. He might be hunted by the cannibal bear. The boy was hunted by cannibals and turned into a corpse while the villagers were searching for him in the forest; when the villagers discovered that the boy's heart was still beating, they brought him home as soon as possible and began treatment with local medicines and by the shaman.After we brought him home and treated him, the boy woke up a little. And after taking many medicines, the boy became well. But he lost one eye. That one-eyed man died in his old age.

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