Excellent a story Stories from Morrison : Snake and the Three Mongooses by Bill Schott

Once upon a time there was a family of mongooses that lived at the edge of the jungle.    One day Mama Mongoose had prepared three rotten eggs for lunch, but they needed to cool, so the mama, papa, and baby mongoose went for a walk before eating.    While the mongooses were out, a young snake came slithering into the home.   Noticing first the three eggs, the young snake swallowed one. He immediately spit it out. Thinking maybe the first was simply too rotted, he swallowed another.  He spit it out as well. The third egg tasted alright.       He then slithered further into the mongooses' lair and found three piles of thatch that were the residents' beds. Coiling up on one, he felt it was too prickly. The second one smelled like a wet dog. Finally, finding a third pile, the snake coiled up and fell asleep.    Eventually, the mongooses returned from their walk. Entering it was discoverd the eggs had been moved.  Both Mama and Papa Mongoose noticed their eggs had been slimed. Baby Mongoose noted that his egg was missing.   Moving further into the den, the mongooses discovered the snake on Baby Mongoose's bed.   Papa Mongoose burped, filling the area with the smell of sulfur. Mama Mongoose crawled out to the open air and released her flatulance. Baby Mongoose bit the snakes head off.     Author Notes Image from Google

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