A very long time ago, there was a hippopotamus named Istanim. He was one of the biggest animals on the land just next to the elephant and was thus considered the king The had fat wives and loved all of them very dearly. He often organized lavish feasts for his people. Though all the people of the area knew the hippo none other than his seven wives knew his real name.
One day, the hippo organised one of his regular feasts. Just when all the guests sat down for the lavish din the hippo"Only those of you who can tell my name can enjoy the feast." Everyone looked at each o ace and no one knew the name of the hippo. So all of them had to go home leaving the delicious spread ovely wine. ust before they all left, the tortoise asked the hippo, what he would do if the tortoise to feast ppo's next The hippo replied, "If you can find out my name before the next ave the land along with my seven wives and dwell in the water for e tortoise was aware that every day the hippo and his seven wives went to the river to drink wat mselves. The hippo walked first with the seven wives following him. One such day, when the b his seven wives had gone for a bath in the nearby river, the tortoise made a small hole in the