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have you been thinking about (what kind of a thought) ? " Then the Jackal said, — "I, the possessor of ten things, have brought you only one, yet are you my friend ? Let me return home now, and bring you three, so that one you will eat, and two you can give to your cubs." Then she said, — "Very well, praise God, go and bring them." When they had come to the mouth of the hole, the Jackal said, — "Well, bring me that one that I may go and make up the two." Then the Hygena said, — " Oh, no, leave this one, go and bring two more." But the Jackal said, — "Oh, no, I cannot do so. If I do not return with this one the others will run away," So the Hyaena said, — "Very well." Then she brought the Dog to the mouth of the hole, but the Dog bolted. Then the Jackal bolted. Then he went and lay down close to the foot of a tree. The Dog came and lay down (also). He did not know the Jackal was there. When he came he lay down, then the Jackal said, — " Is that you. Dog ? " Then the Dog said, — " Yes, is that the Jackal ? " The Jackal said, — " Now, do you see that my one wit was better than your twelve ? " Then the Dog said, — " Indeed, it is so." It happened, as they were talking, the Hysena was standing close to (upon) them, (but) they did not see her. The Dog was lying down and panting. Then she (Hysena) said, — " Of you two, who was I chasing ? " Then the Jackal said, — "Ah, who is panting?" Then the Dog went off at a run. The Hyaena followed him. The Jackal also ran away and escaped.

A. J. N. Tremearne.

(To be continued.)

SiRMUR Folklore Notes.

The following notes have reached me from Sirmtlr, a state between Simla and Dera Dun, in the hills which form the southern ranges of the Himalayan system. It is a Hindu State with few Mohammedan subjects, yet Islamic influences are apparently pronounced.