A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose.At that time a big cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed itafter a long and fierce fight.When the woman came back she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood-covered mouth.In her haste the woman thought that the mongoose had killed her baby. In a moment of sudden fury, the woman threw the water poton the mongoose and killed it.Alas! When she entered the house she was filled with remorse. Her baby was playing cheerfully.Nearby a big cobra lay dead. The woman shed tears of grief fondling the carcass of the mongoose. MORAL : Do not act in haste.