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Then tlit* iguana swam across the river to a big stone, and 

 came out of tlie water on to the top of the stone, and sat down, 

 and began to try to blow the trumpet. But she could not blow 

 it. She only made a little noise, '" Pff I pff I " 



" He wene ' " shouted the hare. " You fellow, don't put 

 your mouth on my bone! 



The iguana was all this time trying to blow the horn, but 

 she could not. She only made a little noise, " Pff! pff I" 



'Then the hare went round to where the iguana was, swim- 

 ming in the water, and came out on the oiher side of the river. 



Then the hare came back to that side, chasing the iguana. 

 Then the hare said to himself, " What plan can 1 make to get 

 back my horn again? I can't find this iguana; it always goes 

 inside the water, and I can't swim underneath the water." 



So the hare went away and got some birdlime, and went to 

 the place where the iguana used lo sit and warm herself in the 

 sun. He spread the birdlime all over that place, and when he 

 had done so, he went to the side of the river where the iguana 

 was, and 'tried to take the horn from her. 



Then the iguana dived into the water, and came out on the 

 other side, to the place where she used to sit to warm herself in 

 the sun. Then she calne out of the water and sat down on the 

 top of the birdlime that the hare had put there. The hare stayed 

 where he was on the otlier side of the river, drying his coat in 

 the sun, and waiting till the birdhme could have time to catch 

 the iguana. 



He shouted across the water: '* Just you give me that bone 

 of n>ine ! " The iguana said, " Oh! no, I won't. You want to 

 get my bone and play tricks on the big anim.als, on the chiefs 

 and gentlemen !" 



The hare said, " I think that I will soon find that bone of 

 mine. Wait a bit. I think that I will soon find it." 



" No you won't, " said the iguana. 



" You wait a bit," said Nwampfundla. *' You wait a bit. 

 You will soon see I will find it'" 



The hare was only waiting for the sun to dry the iguana's 

 feet, so that the birdlime could stick. By and bye the feet were 

 drv,' and the birdlime got hold of the feet of the iguana, and then 

 the hare went round to where the iguana was. When the hare 

 came to the iguana it was stuck fast and could not move. 



" Now," said the hare, " 1 told you that I would soon find 

 niv trumpet." .\nd he took the bone from the iguana's hands, 

 rmd went away. And as he was going away the iguana cried out 

 Hfter him, " Oh, Mr. Hare, can't you take me out of this bird- 

 I'me?" 



" What's that? " said the hare, stopping and turning round; 

 *• take vou out of the birdlime? No, I can't. You are such a 

 reiJulsive' object that I can't even put my hnnd.> on you. I do 



