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at his jar of nuts and took it out
slowly and said that’s two. The chief
and servant were so shocked that
they both tumbled down the roof
and ran off to their hideout. The
frightened chief was so scared that
he sent three more thieves the next
day to spy on the diviner. When the
thief ’s returned they would report
back with the same news. So the
chief sent four, then five, then six.
But as the thief ’s would come back
to report they would only report
the same thing. Then on the fortieth