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In Rajasthan there is an animal called nilgai(blue cow) that has been eating the Rajasthani farmer’s crops and that is effecting especially the small farmer’s because there crops are damaged then they may not have enough money or food to eat.The farmer’s can’t kill the nilgai because it’s named after the cow which has a high place in the Hindu religion.The interesting is fact is that despite it’s name the nilgai or ‘blue cow’ is not really a cow at all it’s actually a kind of a antelope.50 years ago in the Indian state of Punjab farmer’s had the same problem with the nilgai.They gathered in a Hindu temple to look for a solution and they found one.The farmer’s of Punjab changed the name of the animal from nilgai(blue cow) to nilgodha(blue horse).By switching the name of the animals they became ‘horses’ not ‘cows’ as a result the farmer’s of Punjab had control of the number of the ‘blue horses’ and keep them away from their valuable crops.The Rajasthani farmer’s want to give the nilgai a new name as the Punjabis did years ago.After all if the Punjabis did it why not them? for now the ‘blue cows continue to fight for the crops.At the moment nobody knows just who will win the battle.
New Words: Trampled and stampede
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When they found a solution to the problem
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