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Tenali Raman thought of a clever plan to catch the thieves. He went into the house and told his wife about it. After a while Tenali Raman said in a loud voice, %u201cDear wife, always be careful. Keep the doors and windows of the house closed. I have heard that there are many thieves in the city.%u201d Making sure that the thieves heard him, he continued, %u201cI am really worried about the safety of our precious jewels. It is not safe to keep them in the house. I think we must hide them somewhere.%u201d%u201cWhere shall we keep them?%u201d his wife asked.%u201cI have kept all the precious jewels in this box. Help me to carry it to the well. We%u2019ll lower it into the well. The thieves will never know,%u201d Tenali Raman said in a louder voice.The thieves heard all that Tenali Raman said. He and his wife in fact had no precious jewels. They carried the empty box to the garden and lowered it into the well. Then the couple went back into the house and closed all the doors and windows.The thieves who were watching all this from behind the bushes were very happy.What was Tenali Raman%u2019s plan to catch the thieves?50 Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 English