COUNTRYMAN'S son by acci- 

 dent trod upon a Serpent's tail, 

 which turned and bit him so that 

 he died. The father in a rage 

 got his axe, and pursuing the Serpent, cut 

 off part of its tail. So the Serpent in re- 

 venge began stinging several of the Farmer's 

 cattle and caused him severe loss. Well, the 

 Farmer thought it best to make it up with the 

 Serpent, and brought food and honey to the 

 mouth of its lair, and said to it : " Let's for- 

 get and forgive ; perhaps you were right to 

 punish my son, and take vengeance on my 

 cattle, but surely I was right in trying to 



