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show you a tree that grows fish instead of fruit. You can go there and pluck fresh fish

anytime you want.” “What a ridiculous story!” the hunters told him, “Anyway, show us
the tree and if we find you’re lying, we shall beat you up and take you away, too.”

Asa took them to the tree where he had tied the fish. When they saw that the tree

really did produce fish, they set Munserang free. Happily the hunters plucked the
larger fish for roasting, leaving the smaller ones to grow for another day. But, when
they went back next day they found that instead of growing, the fish had become

rotten.

ridiculous : absurd / laughable
furious : extremely angry
bag and baggage : with all possessions

The hunters were furious when they found they had been cheated. They rushed to
the inn to catch the brothers and punish them. But, the two brothers had already

gone with their bag and baggage to set up their inn at a faraway place.

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