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creature, while flying away with the horns, called 
out to others of its own kind to bring to the hare, a cow 
whose milk it knew was poisonous. When the hare 
was about to partake of the milk, a friendly fly whispered, 
that there was poison in it. On receiving this infor- 
mation the hare pretended to drink, but keeping his 
mouth shut, the milk only touched his lips. At length 
the hare desired the cow to be taken away, for he could 
drink no more. Afterwards they appointed the hare to 
watch the cattle, intending to form some other plan for 
effecting his destruction ; for this purpose they caused 
so much rain to fall as they thought must certainly 
drown him ; but on coming to the place, when the rain 
was over, they were surprised to find the hare alive, and 
their own cattle all drowned, at the sight of which they 
restored the horns to the hare. 
THE SILLY LION AND CUNNING HARE. 
THERE was a lion and a hare living together during 
a time of great scarcity. The hare said one day to the 
lion, " Where shall we get food ?" but the lion seemed 
indisposed to give his advice ; on which the hare said, " I 
would wiUingly give my advice, brother, did I not fear 
you would think me presumptuous ;" but the lion, being 
very hungry, said he should not think so. 
The hare, on receiving such an assurance, desired the 
lion to fill his nose and ears with worms, and lie on the 
ground as if he were dead. After the lion had done 
this, the hare ran and informed all the game that there 
was a dead lion, and invited them to come and see him. 
The first description of animals who came were tortoises. 
On viewing him, one of them said to another, " Let us 
depart, for we never saw a dead lion breathe." Then 
