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 seeing ran and told the lady and knight who with them concluded the hound had devoured his son; whereupon the father struck off the hounds's head, but afterwards found his mistake. So said the master, it will happen to you-Then said the Emperor, My Son shall not die.

The Empress luring that the Master had prevailed with the Emperor, came and mournfully besought him that his son might be put to death lest it happen to him as to a wild boar, thus: There was a mighty Emperor, whose empire was wasted by a boar, which obliged the Emperor to proclaim that whosoever killed him, should have his daughter in marriage, and the crown after his disease, Many attempted but in vain until a, shepherd with only a staff, resolved to venture on him, but beholding his great tusks, &c. was afraid to touch him, therefore betook to a tree, on which grew delicious fruit but the boar shaking it so, he was fearful of its falling, therefore threw down the fruit thereof, which so satisfied him that he lay down to sleep, in the interim the shepherd descended,