Once there lived Dough with his wife Butter, son Ant and daughter Cotton. One morning, Butter asked Ant to bring dried resin from the mepche tree. “Stay away from fresh resin to avoid getting stuck,” she cautioned. Ant paid no attention. He saw a big blob of resin emerging from a crack in the tree and rushed forward to grab it. And he got stuck. When he did not return, Dough went to search for him. “Do not go near the edge of the road; you could slip and roll down the side,” advised Butter. But Dough moved at the edge thinking that he was safer there. He lost his balance and went rolling down the side.
When Dough also did not return, Cotton went to search for him. “Do not walk in open spaces; you could get blown away by the wind,” warned Butter. Cotton did not listen and took a short cut across a meadow. A gust of wind blew her away. Butter waited for her family. The day got hotter. Butter began melting and finally turned into a puddle of liquid. This was the end of Dough family which perished because they did not follow what they were told.
