Part 16 (2/2)

The Eagle soared slowly overhead a moment, then he cah in the air,” he said, ”and I do no man any har and rob my nest and shoot at er eat the Brah upon the Brahmin, to eat him up; and this time the Brahmin had very hard work to persuade him to wait At last he did persuade hiether And in a little while they saw an old Alligator, lying half buried in ator, oh, Brother Alligator!” said the Braher should eat e?”

The old Alligator turned in the runted, and snorted; then he said,

”I lie here in the eon; I hunt no man, yet every time a man sees me, he throws stones at me, and pokes me with sharp sticks, and jeers at er eat the Braher was bound to eat the Brahain, that they had asked only four

”Wait till we've asked one ed

Finally, the Tiger walked on with hiayly down the road toward them

”Oh, Brother Jackal, dear Brother Jackal,” said the Brahht or fair that this Tiger should eatpardon?” said the little Jackal

”I said,” said the Braher should eat e?” said the little Jackal, vacantly

”Yes, yes, his cage,” said the Brahmin ”We want your opinion Do you think--”

”Oh,” said the little Jackal, ”you wantyou to speak a little more loudly, and make theNoas it?”

”Do you think,” said the Braher to eat e?” said the little Jackal

”Why, the cage he was in,” said the Brahether understand,” said the little Jackal, ”You 'set him free,' you say?”

”Yes, yes, yes!” said the Brah, and I saw the Tiger--”

”Oh, dear, dear!” interrupted the little Jackal; ”I never can see through it, if you go on like that, with a long story If you really want e was it?”

”Why, a big, ordinary cage, an iron cage,” said the Brahives me no idea at all,” said the little Jackal ”See here, et on with this matter you'd best show e”