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1 1 < S pHE Lion went once a-hunting along 

 WiWi with the Fox, the Jackal, and the 

 (^ g~j^ Wolf. They hunted and they 



hunted till at last they surprised a Stag, 

 and soon took its life. Then came the 

 question how the spoil should be divided. 

 <c Quarter me this Stag," roared the Lion ; so 

 the other animals skinned it and cut it into 

 four parts. Then the Lion took his stand in 

 front of the carcass and pronounced judgment : 

 " The first quarter is for me in my capacity as 

 King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; 

 another share comes to me for my part in the 

 chase ; and as for the fourth quarter, well, as for 



