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and hid it. Then again she threw one out, and, when she returned to the water, the Jackal took it. When the Hygena {saw that she) had only (the) one left (which was) in her mouth, she said (wondered) who had done this to her? Then she let it pass, and went to her house. Then the Jerboa brought her news, and said, — " Oh, Hyaena, what will you give me if I tell you where your meat (pi. for s.) is?" Then she brought a bag and gave him, and he took it to his house. She said, — " If you go and guide me to my meat, when I get it I will give you another bag." In reality, this bag was a bag of the Hyaena's wind, (which) she had made inside and had caught it and tied it up. When she had no flesh she used to squeeze the wind in soup and it became like kwaddo}^ Then he (Jerboa) said, — "Very well, let me take you to your meat." So they went to the Jackal's house. When they had gone, the Jerboa said, — "Lie down here as if you had died." So she lay down. Then he went and found the Jackal, and said, — " Look, some animal of the forest has died." Then he (she),^^ (Jackal), said, — " Oh (that's nothing), I killed it yesterday." So she came out and said, — " Go on in front and guide me to the carcase," and he (Jackal) went along singing a song of praise to his arrow, saying he was a mighty hunter,!^ the slayer of beasts. Then they came upon the Hyaena. The Jackal did not know (that there) was a Hyaena (there), she was in the grass. Then the Hysena jumped up with a " boop," and seized the Jackal, and said, — " Let us go. You take me to where my meat is, including you." So the Jackal took her where her meat was. Both him (Jackal) and all the meat the Hyaena ate up. She gave the Jerboa one amongst the remainder.

27. Why the Hyccna and the Jerboa cannot agree. (B. G.)

The Hyaena and the Jerboa ^^ were friends. He (Jerboa) said, — " Oh, Hyaena, I saw a house with young women (in it). I shall go and court one. You also court one, (and) we shall be married." And the Hyaena said, — " Very well." So the Hyaena

^^ Salt and the fruit of the locust-tree (dorowa) ground and mixed with water.

1' Oxla is at first made feminine (ends in a), but should be masculine.

^^ Maizubge, properly the owner (or user) of poisons.

"This animal is not really a jerboa, but is something like a grey squirrel.