Iqbal's mother is ill, and a snake charmer tells him to gather three items to cure her: a green leaf, seven-knotted incense sticks, and sandalwood soil. Iqbal embarks on a journey to gather these items, accompanied by the snake charmer and his disciple, Salam. They encounter various obstacles, including a sandalwood cow and a man who gets into a fight with Iqbal.
Upon their return, the snake charmer reveals that the soil Iqbal gathered is not from a sandalwood tree, but from a wish-fulfilling serpent's hut. The serpent appears, and the snake charmer demands its poison, but the serpent refuses. Iqbal intervenes, and the serpent bites the snake charmer. The serpent then appears at Iqbal's home, but instead of harming him, it thanks him for saving its life and cures Iqbal's mother with its poison.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Iqbal's mother is ill and needs medicine.
2. A snake charmer tells Iqbal to bring three things: a green leaf, a teak leaf, and seven knotted incense sticks.
3. Iqbal goes to the forest to find the items and encounters various obstacles.
4. He meets a man who is looking for gooseberries and offers to take mangoes instead.
5. Iqbal and the man have a conversation about a sandalwood cow's shed and a snake.
6. Iqbal brings the items back to the snake charmer, who reveals that he is actually a powerful snake charmer named Bhairo Singh Sapera.
7. Bhairo Singh Sapera is searching for a wish-fulfilling serpent's poison Mora.
8. Iqbal and the serpent's conversation is interrupted by a woman who warns Iqbal to protect the serpent.
9. The serpent bites Bhairo Singh Sapera, and Iqbal runs away in fear.
10. Iqbal returns home and explains the situation to his mother, who is still ill.
11. A serpent, Naagin, appears and reveals that she was the one who was bitten by Bhairo Singh Sapera.
12. Naagin thanks Iqbal for saving her life and offers to cure his mother's illness.
13. Naagin gives Iqbal a vial of poison Mora, which she puts in water, and tells him to give it to his mother to drink.
14. Iqbal's mother drinks the water and is cured.
15. Iqbal and his mother thank Naagin for her help and Naagin explains that she was just doing her duty as a daughter to take care of her "mother" (Iqbal's mother).