And when he saw she was dead , he said : ` That is what you have got for tormenting my uncle ! ' and left her lying where she was , while he went after the singing birds . It took him a long time to catch them ; but at length he had the whole seven hidden in the pockets of his tunic , and then he threw the old woman 's body into some bushes , and drove the sheep before him , back to their fold . And when they drew near the house the seven boys came to meet him , and he gave a bird to each . ` Why are you weeping ? ' asked the boys , as they took their birds . ` Because your grandmother is dead ! ' And they ran and told their father . Then the man came up and said to Mohammed : ` What was the matter ? How did she die ? ' And Mohammed answered : ' I was tending the sheep when she said to me , `` Kill me that ram ; I am hungry ! '' So I killed it , and gave her the meat . But she had no teeth , and it choked her . ' ` But why did you kill the ram , instead of one of the sheep ? ' asked the man . ` What was I to do ? ' said Mohammed . ' I had to obey orders ! ' ` Well , I must see to her burial ! ' said the man ; and the next morning Mohammed drove out the sheep as usual , thinking to himself , ` Thank goodness I 've got rid of the old woman !
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