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bottom, lie called down to him and said, ' Those who want to 

 kill me I catch them in a trap, and to those who do me a good 

 turn I do the same to them.' 



2. The Camel, the Hedgehog, and the Lion. 



Once upon a time there was a camel who met with a hedge- 

 hog, and the camel tried to trample on him. The hedgehog said 

 to the camel, ' Wait tUl I call my brother, he is able to kill both 

 you and me.' ' No,' said the camel, ' if he comes he will per- 

 haps kill me.' ' No, no,' said the hedgehog, ' if you wish to see 

 him, lie down on your belly or on your back, open your mouth 

 and let the flies come in, and appear as if you were dead.' The 

 camel said, ' AH right.' ' Well, well,' said the hedgehog, ' I 

 will go call my brother.' The hedgehog went away to look for 

 a lion, and meeting with one, said, ' Your servant, my lord ; 

 there is a wild beast which wishes to eat me.' The lion replied, 

 ' Will he eat me ? ' The hedgehog said if he were there he 

 certainly would ; but he has gone away to get food, ' but my 

 lord, if you would like to see what he has procured for his 

 breakfast, come along with me.' The lion said, ' You go first.' 

 ' Very well I will do so,' said the hedgehog, ' and when you fol- 

 low and get near, roar with all your might.' The lion said, ' All 

 right.' The hedgehog said, ' I shall go first.' So away went the 

 hedgehog, and said to the camel, ' Now, he is coming you lie 

 still ; don't stir or he will eat you.' The camel said, ' All 

 right ; ' and whenever they heard the roarings of the lion, the 

 camel said to the hedgehog, ' Listen to the noise he makes 

 while talking.' The lion then drew nearer and roared again ; 

 when the camel exclaimed, ' In the name of the most mer- 

 ciful God, is he going to eat me ? ' The hedgehog said, 

 ' Don't stir, don't fear.' The camel said, ' All right.' They 

 waited tiU the lion came, when the hedgehog addressed him, 

 and said, ' This is a morsel of the breakfast the monster is 

 going to eat.' The lion and the hedgehog now bade each other 

 adieu ; and when the lion had departed the hedgehog said to the 

 camel, ' Now you may get up, but tell me which of the two is 

 master.' The camel replied, ' It is you, it is you ; good 

 morning.' The hedgehog said to the camel, ' Are you going 

 away ? ' The camel replied, ' Yes, my lord, I am ; ' and from 

 that day to this they have never spoken. 



