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72 she looked about for traces of the jackal. He had heard their footsteps, and thought, "The goat has come, I suppose." Raising his head, he rolled his eyes and looked around. The goat seeing him do this turned back and fled, thinking "This ill-disposed creature wishes to take me in and eat me, therefore he lies feigning to be dead."

To the female jackal, who asked her why she fled, she replied in the following gâtha:—

And when she had done speaking she turned back and went straight to her own abode. The female jackal, however, unable to stop her, waxed wroth with her. Then she went and sat near her husband, grieving over her failure.

Then the jackal, upbraiding his wife, spake the following gâtha:—

On hearing this the goat made the following reply:—

However, Venî soothed Putimamsa, saying, "Don't grieve about it, husband; I'll find some means to bring her here again, and when she comes be careful and get hold of her."

She made her way to the goat, and said, "Friend, your coming with me turned out a most fortunate thing for us, for actually as soon