15. A Man and a Snake

A poor man used to go into the wild to cut wood. He would play his flute (zurna) and a snake would appear and dance for him. In the end, the snake would always give the man two coins from its hidden treasure. After some time, the man became greedy and decided to kill the snake in order to get all of its money at once. He tried to kill the snake with a rock, but could not. Instead, the snake attacked the man, killing him on the spot with his venom as a punishment for his betrayal.