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River called the Wear-of-Time." The 

 Antelope did so, and when he came out 

 he had a long neck and legs, as he had 

 wished. 



But his long neck made grazing trouble- 

 some, and his great weight made marshy 

 ground dangerous, so he was driven to 

 seek his food among the bushes as tall as 

 himself, where the ground was firm. 



At length there came a very dry year 

 when all the low foliage died, and the An- 

 telope had eaten all he could reach and 

 was like to die of hunger. So he sought 

 the Prophet as before, and begged his aid 

 to make his neck yet longer, that he might 

 reach the topmost foliage. ** As a matter 

 of fact," said the Antelope, '* I would 

 gladly give up these stupid horns for a 

 few more inches of neck.'* 



" Very good,' said the Prophet. "Go 



