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has fallen off and is not tied to me, tie it upon me.' " Then his father said, " Keep that one, she is the right one." So she was the one he afterwards married.

VIII.

The Blind Man.

(Ali Sumattar, Habr Yunis, Musa Arreh, officers' cook, aged

about 40.)

In a certain place many men were talking, and there were two men, one of whom was blind and the other was not blind. The man with sight said, " Why do you talk with a blind man ? He can see nothing." And the blind man said, " How do you know a blind man ? " The other one said, " We know a blind man, he is a man who sees nothing." Then the blind man said, " He that is blind is the man who knows nothing, he is blind."

IX.

(Ismail.)

It is said that the Hyaena owned flocks and ]Man had none. One day Man was looking after the Hytena's flocks, and the Hyaina went to the council. After this Man thought, and he said, " Let us steal the Hyaena's flocks while he is away at the council." So Man put the flocks in a zareba ; and night came, and when it was night they were driven off. The Hycena howled, and went to the other animals, and he said, " See, I have been looted" Then they said, "Let us attack." They came along, and arrived at a pool of water, and the male Dikdik said, " If you do not let me come to the pool you shall not drink." " Sir, we will drink ; leave us," they said. Then he scratched sand into it until the water was gone; and they died of thirst when they found no water.

X.

(Ismail.)

It is said that a Camel possessed altogether a Snake, a Zareba, a Fire, a Flood, and a Lion, and Deceit, and Honesty. Those seven the Camel owned. One day Deceit said, "We might steal