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மொழிபெயர்ப்பு: குற்றவாளிகளுக்கு தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டது

While Tenali raman was enquiring who is responsible for the death of the goat Mason said, ‘I am being blamed unnecessarily. The real culprits are those labourers who spoilt the mortar by adding excess of water to the mortar, due to which the wall could not be strong and fell down. After listening to the mason's reply, soldiers were sent to call the labourers. When the workers came to know about the whole matter after reaching there, the workers said, "The person who gave me the pot to pour water in the mortar, is the real culprit. That pot was huge. Due to this, the water could not be guessed and the water in the mortar became excess.

On being asked by Tenali raman, the person who added more water to the mortar said, "That big pot was given to him by the shepherd. Due to this, more water got into the mixture and the wall became weak. "What then, looking at the shepherd, Tenali raman said, "It is your fault in this. It is because of you that the goat died." When the matter turned around and came to the shepherd, he could not say anything and silently went towards his house. The shepherd regretted his lending the pot. Out of goodwill he helped the neighbour but when he was left without any compensation for the dead goat, it saddened him.