Module 5; Section Three How the Wombat Lost his Tail. Frances Bodkin Gawaran Bod

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Module 5; Section Three How the Wombat Lost his Tail. Frances Bodkin Gawaran Bodkin-Andrews Once, a long time ago, the wombat had a very long tail. Wombat used his tail for many things. he used it to carry things when he did not have enough hands. He used it to hold food that burned his fingers because it was too hot He used it to belp him climb trees, and he even used it when fishing. His skin was itchy all Now Womhat was a very handsome man, but he had one very bad habit. the time, and he was always scratching himself Some thoughtless People would ask him if be had malagadang (lice). and would not go near him in case they got them, too. Some others said that he must have done something wrong, and someone had a curse put on him. But Wombat was a kindly fellow and would not have deliberately hurt anyone. His mother in law told his wife that his affliction could be cured if he soaked himself in water. So Wombat went down to the river and stayed in the river all day, but to no avail. All he got was wrinkled skin which was still itchy. One of his aunts told his mother that perhaps he would feel better if he smeared oil from the fish all over himself So Wombat went down to the beach and trapped hs fish No one came near him for many days. Not even his wife. The only thing that seemed to like him was the flies, millions of them, covering him, biting him, making him even itchier. So Wombat decided that he would go to see the Yuri woman who lived in the valley of the Sweet Water

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In the story, wombat has been taken as an example in which he is seeking advice from a learned person who gives him advice to treat his symptom. In present world, this can be taken similar to a patient seeking pain relief medication from a physician and the physician prescribing Vicodin as an SOS medicine. With the increased usage of the medicine, the patient gets addicted to the SOS medicine and does not take instructions into consideration. In this case, along with drug abuse, there has been another Moral conveyed, being that of betrayal in friendship. Also, it has been shown that learned people, from their experiences, suggest correct remedies, such that the root cause of the disease can be removed.

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