Stories & Folk Tales_02

One day a villager come to Mahadenamutta for advice."What's the problem?" asked Mahadenamuttha.The villager said,"Sir my goat cannot get its head out". "where is his head?" asked Mahadenamutta. "It's stuck inside a pot ." replied the villager."All right.I'll come and get the goat's head out."said Mahadenamutta.


The people put Mahadenamutta on an elephant and took him in procession to the villager's house.Mahadenamutta come to the villager's house on the elephant but could not enter the compound.There was a wall round the compound with a small entrance.The villagers asked Mahadenamutta what they should do.He asked them to knock down the wall and take the elephant inside.


The villager then showed him the goat with its head inside the pot Mahadenamutta asked a lot of questions from the villager."Why did the goat put its head inside the pot?""What was inside the pot?""What time did this happen?""What kind of goat is this?"Then suddenly he told the villager"Cut the goat's head off"The villager cut the goat's head off but the head was still inside the pot.They looked at Mahadenamutta."Why are you looking at me?Don't you know what to do?Now break the pot and take the goat's head out."He said.