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out — * Arch-Barr you’ve gone too far, your cow is on this side of the 
swamp;’ so, thanking the frog, he retraced his steps, but had no 
sooner returned than another frog called out to him — ‘Arch-Barr 
your cow is not there, it is just by me;’ but when he reached that 
frog he discovered that he had been misled again. This went on 
for some time until the poor man got quite tired with wading back- 
wards and forwards across the swamp, and the frogs laughed so 
much at his expense that they had not strength to call out to him 
any more. Seeing that he had been made a fool of, he tried to kill 
one of the frogs with a stick ; but this angered them, and they cried 
out that they would kill him, at which he was so frightened that he 
ran away. On his way he met another frog who told him the real 
whereabouts of his cow, and he drove it home at last in triumph ; 
but his jubilation was short-lived, for one of the frogs hopped after 
him to the village and told his friends how they had made a fool of 
him. Everybody laughed at him and gave him the name of 
Sandara (the frog), which nickname clung to him to his dying day.” 
It is said, too, that his sweetheart lived on the other side of the 
swamp, and each night when he went to see her he was laughed at 
by the frogs and insulted with many rude remarks. 
“Once upon a time an elephant and a camel were great friends, and 
they agreed that they would plant’ a large field with dhurra ; this 
they did, and then they got a hare to watch and take care of it 
until the time of harvest arrived. The dhurra was then gathered, 
thrashed, and winnowed, and two great heaps were formed — one of 
grain and one of husks and stalks. When they began to divide 
the grain they had a dispute, and it waxed so hot that their friend- 
ship vanished and they decided to fight for the biggest share ; so 
each went away to collect an army. The elephant gathered 
together all the large animals into his army, while the camel enlisted 
the services of the small animals. Now the captain of the camel’s 
army, although so small, was very wise and cunning, and he said 
to the camel — ‘Unless we cheat the big animals we shall not be 
powerful enough to beat them.’ So he told the camel to lie down 
on the ground, and all the little animals covered him up with a heap 
of dhurra stalks, with the exception of one knee, and told him to 
lie perfectly quiet and still. They then all ran away, and hid 
themselves at a little distance to watch for their big enemies. At last 
