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The villagers hurried to the school, wondering why the bell was

ringing on a holiday.

When they all reached the school, the teacher told them what the

three strangers were planning.

‘‘We can’t let them cut down the trees!’’ said the teacher. The

villagers rushed to the forest just as the men were about to cut

down Jamuni.

‘‘Stop! You can’t cut down the trees,’’ the villagers shouted. The

three men looked at the angry villagers. They got scared, dropped

their axes, and ran away as fast as they could.

Swami and Sajan had helped save Jamuni and the other trees in the

forest.

stranger — a person that you do not know; scared — being in a state of fear;

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