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414 So the she-jackal had her pains for nothing, and as she gazed after the vulture, the naked woman smiled and said:

"You poor she-jackal!

And the she-jackal, perceiving that the woman was equally forlorn, having lost her husband's money and her lover, said with a sneer: "You naked thing!

While the crocodile was telling this story, a second water-beast arrived and reported: "Alas! Your house has been occupied by another crocodile—a big fellow." And the crocodile became despondent on hearing this, anxiously considering how to drive him from the house. "Alas, my friends!" said he. "See how unlucky I am. For you must know,

"How true it is that misfortunes never come singly! Well, shall I fight him? Or shall I address