78 Revd. A. H. Francke. — Reynard the Fox in LadaJch. [Nov. 



not the one who gave me the ointment ? " " No, that must have been 

 somebody else. I have always been making baskets ! " " What for P " 

 " If you enter this basket, you will know at once where there is meat 

 and butter ! " The wolf is very hungry, wishes to try, and enters the 

 basket. Then the fox kicks the basket, and it rolls down the hill. 



After some time the wolf sees the fox who is measuring sand with 

 a bushel. " Did you not send me down from the top of the hill ? " 

 " Not that I know of. I have always been measuring sand ! " *' What 

 for ? " "I shall take it to the village, and there I shall exchange it for 

 flour and butter ! " The wolf who is hungry, wishes to go with the fox. 

 He is allowed, if he will carry the bags. The fox ties the bags on the 

 wolf's back, jumps on the top of them, and they start for the village. 

 There the fox begins to cry : " shangla wa zhon ! " (The fox is riding on 

 the wolf !) All people come armed with sticks. The fox runs away, and 

 the wolf who cannot run on account of the heavy load, is beaten to 

 death. 



8. 



[Another] wolf sees the fox standing in a pond with his tail in the 

 water. " What are you doing that for ? " "I am catching fish. If yon 

 will put in your tail until next morning, fyou will find that a great 

 many fishes have bitten and seized your tail." The wolf goes in the 

 water to try, and finds in the morning that his tail is frozen in the ice, 

 for it was a cold night. Again he is caught and beaten. 



9. 

 The wolf and the bear (probably relatives of the previous ones) go 

 to the lion, the king (probably a new one), and complain on account of 

 the impudence of the fox. The king tells them to bring the fox before 

 him. The fox is quite ready to go. On the way to the king's court 

 they see a Lama who is riding on a horse, with an umbrella over hia 

 head, a bag for food on his back, and shoes on his feet. The fox says : 

 " If you like I will get you the Lama's umbrella ! " *' How could you ? " 

 *' Wait a little and let me go in front of the Lama ! " This he does and 

 pretends to be limping. The Lama dismounts and tries to catch the 

 fox. To be able to run better, the Lama puts the umbrella on the road 

 and takes off his shoes and the bag. When the fox and the Lama are 

 out of sight, the bear and the wolf carry away the umbrella, the bag, 

 and the shoes. After this the fox, who had an easy escape, joins the 

 bear and the wolf again. As his share in the booty he only asks for the 

 food which is willingly given to him. The wolf receives the shoes, and 

 the fox tolls him that, with their help, ho will be able to run much 



