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1
The drover's wife's children find a snake outside the house. 'Snake! Mother, here's a snake!' -
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A thunderstorm is on the way and the snake travels under the house. The drover's wife brings her kids inside and sets up a bed on the kitchen table to protect them from the snake. -
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3
The drover's wife stays awake and alert through the night incase the snake appears above the floorboards.