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himself and ate one, and I have run to tell you.' ' Very well,' 

 said the shepherd, ' you shall be the guard over my sheep, and 

 let me know when the lion comes ; ' and the fox said, ' All 

 right.' So he waited till the evening, and then went to guard 

 the sheep ; and whilst on guard he killed and devoured two 

 more, and afterwards, making a little wound in his own leg, 

 he ran off to the shepherd, and said, ' The lion has come and 

 eaten two sheep, and wanted to eat me also ; see the wound he 

 made in my leg.' The shepherd said, ' I see it is true ; I will 

 put two men to assist you to guard.' The fox said, ' All right ; 

 I will go hunt for something to eat, and then return.' So he 

 went off in search for the lion, and meeting him, said, ' I know 

 where there are lots of sheep ; they are in such a place, you come 

 in the evening to eat them.' The lion said, ' All right.' The fox 

 then ran back to the shepherd, and said, ' The Hon is coming to- 

 night,' and directed the men who were to assist in guarding to 

 conceal themselves, but before doing so to bring a big sack into 

 which the fox put a great stone, and waited till the lion came. 

 When the lion came he said to the fox, ' Why have not you killed 

 me a sheep 1 ' The fox said, ' Because I was afraid of a great mon- 

 ster that none but you can master, and there he is in that sack ; go 

 in and kill him.' The Hon said, ' All right,' and went in, when the 

 fox tied securely the mouth of the bag, so that the lion could 

 not get out. The fox then said to the Hon, ' Have you found 

 him 1 ' The lion replied, ' No, no, I have not, and it is funny 

 I cannot get out.' The fox said, ' Push away, try and get out.' 

 The lion said, ' I cannot.' The fox said, ' Probably the monster 

 holds you there.' The fox said to the lion three times, ' Can't 

 you get out ? ' and three times the Hon repHed, ' I cannot.' The 

 fox said, ' He who wishes to kill me I catch him in a trap, and 

 to him who does good to me I will do good in return.' So he 

 went away and called the guard, and said, ' There he is, beat 

 him ; ' so they beat him, and beat him till they were tired ; and 

 at last broke his leg. The fox said to the guard, ' Now let him 

 out, he has broken his leg and cannot escape ; ' and when the 

 lion got out the fox, addressing him, said, ' Now, which is 

 master t ' The lion replied, ' You are my master ; ' and the fox 

 said, ' Whoever wishes to eat me at one time will try again,' 

 and turned to the men and ordered them to kill him. After 

 which the fox said, ' Now that we have killed the lion, good- 



