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%u201cWe%u2019re indeed lucky,%u201d said one of them.%u201cIt%u2019s a golden chance,%u201d said the other.Then the two thieves slowly crept out of the bushes and went towards the well. %u201cLet%u2019s draw%u00a0out all the water from the well,%u201d one of the thieves suggested.%u201cThat%u2019s a good idea,%u201d the other thief said.So the two thieves started drawing the water out of the well in order to remove the box. They spent the entire night drawing out the water from the well and pouring it on the ground.Tenali Raman and his wife watched all the fun quietly from inside the house.At the break of dawn, Tenali Raman came out of the house. The thieves were still drawing out the water hoping to get the box. When they saw Tenali Raman, they tried to escape. But they were so tired that they could not move. They tried to run away but they fell down. Smiling at them, Tenali Raman said, %u201cThank you, dear friends for watering all the plants in my garden. You have worked very hard indeed. What do you want me to pay you for your labour ?%u201dWhy did the two thieves draw the water out of the well?Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 English 51

