Part 17 (1/2)
So the Brahether to the spot where the cage was
”Now, let us understand the situation,” said the little Jackal
”Brahmin, where were you?”
”I stood here by the roadside,” said the Braher, where were you?” said the little Jackal
”Why, in the cage, of course,” roared the Tiger
”Oh, I beg your pardon, Father Tiger,” said the little Jackal, ”I really am SO stupid; I cannot QUITE understand what happened If you will have a little patience,--HOW were you in the cage? What position were you in?”
”I stood here,” said the Tiger, leaping into the cage, ”with my head over my shoulder, so”
”Oh, thank you, thank you,” said the little Jackal, ”that makes it MUCH clearer; but I still don't QUITE understand--forgive my slow mind--why did you not come out, by yourself?”
”Can't you see that the door shutyour pardon,” said the little Jackal ”I know I as well unless I see just how they were if you could show me now exactly how that door works I am sure I could understand How does it shut?”
”It shuts like this,” said the Brah it to
”Yes; but I don't see any lock,” said the little Jackal, ”does it lock on the outside?”
”It locks like this,” said the Brahmin And he shut and bolted the door!
”Oh, does it, indeed?” said the little Jackal ”Does it, INDEED!
Well, Brother Brahmin, now that it is locked, I should advise you to let it stay locked! As for you, ood while before you'll find any one to let you out again!”
Then he made a very lo to the Brahmin
”Good-by, Brother,” he said ”Your way lies that way, and ood-by!”
THE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE CAMEL
All these stories about the little Jackal that I have told you, sho clever the little Jackal was But you know--if you don't, you hen you are grown up-- that no matter how clever you are, sooner or later you surely meet some one who is cleverer It is always so in life And it was so with the little Jackal This is what happened
The little Jackal was, as you know, exceedingly fond of shell-fish, especially of river crabs Now there came a time when he had eaten all the crabs to be found on his own side of the river He knew there et to theht of a plan He went to his friend the Camel, and said,--