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THE MALAYS! AX UNGULATES. 
the Tiger, u I could not bring you any of the other beasts be- 
cause the wav was blocked by a fat old Tiger with a Flying 
Squirrel sitting astride its muzzle.” On hearing this t-lie 
Tiger exclaimed, " Let us go and find it and drive it away." 
Tlie three therefore set out, the Flying Squirrel perched upon 
the Tigers muzzle and the [Mouse-Deer sitting astride upon its 
hind quarters. On reaching the river, the Mouse-Deer pointed 
to the Tiger’s Likeness in the water and exclaimed. “ Look 
there! That is the fat old Tiger that I saw." On hearing 
this, the Tiger sprang into the river to attack his own shadow, 
and was drowned immediately. 
The Mouse-Dkeb and the Crocodiles, 
The Mouse- Deer journeying through the jungle came to 
a great river and he wondered how he should get across it and 
at the same time escape his enemies the crocodiles. After a 
while he thought of a plan. Accordingly he drew near to the 
bank and cried out, " Hi, all ye crocodiles, rise, float, I com- 
mand you.” “ Pray, who is this that commands us? ” asked a 
crocodile, lifting his head. “ I am the messenger of Xabi 
Sleyman," replied the Mouse-Deer, “ lime, ye crocodiles in 
this river; for it is the will of the prophet Sleyman that X 
count all you his slaves: in the irnme of Xabi Sleyman I con- 
jure you rise and float." Then all the crocodiles floated on 
the top of the water. Come, all of you, herd together," said 
the Mouse-Deer, “or 1 cannot count you truly/' And all the 
crocodiles crowded together, till they stretched from one bank 
of the river to the other. *' I will count you one by one," said 
the Mouse- Deer, “so that there shall be no mistake in my 
reckoning.” “ One,” said he, as he leapt from the bank on to 
the back of the nearest beast: “two" mid he leapt on to the 
back of the next; “ three.” and he was on the back of a third: 
“four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,— done," said he, as he 
jumped to the opposite bank : I reckoned truly, and now that 
my reckoning lias brought me across, you may sink, you foolish 
crocodiles,” 
The Solid-horned Uuminants. 
(Fam. 0. CERVIDAE), 
This Family includes all the true Deer, characterized by solid 
horns, or antlers, which are periodically shed. The Reindeer, Elk, 
Red Deer, Fallow Deer, Roc Deer, Musk Deer are included- Deer 
occur all over the world with the rather curious exception of Africa, 
which is so rich in species of Boyidae (Oxen and Goats), and 
Australia which, as already noted, is entirely without Ungulates. In 
