'Butashewasthere,itisapityhecouldnothavebroughtawaythegoldencloak,'addedthey。
　　'Thegoldencloak！whatisthat？'askedtheking。Andtheyoungmendescribeditsbeautiesinsuchglowingwordsthatthekingdeclaredheshouldneverknowaday'shappinesstillhehadwrappedthecloakroundhisownshoulders。
　　'And,'addedhe,'themanwhobringsittomeshallwedmydaughter,andshallinheritmythrone。'
　　'NonecangetitsavePinkel,'saidthey;fortheydidnotimaginethatthewitch,aftertwowarnings,couldallowtheirbrothertoescapeathirdtime。SoPinkelwassentfor,andwithagladhearthesetout。
　　Hepassedmanyhoursinventingfirstoneplanandthenanother,tillhehadaschemereadywhichhethoughtmightprovesuccessful。
　　Thrustingalargebaginsidehiscoat,hepushedofffromtheshore,takingcarethistimetoreachtheislandindaylight。Havingmadehisboatfasttoatree,hewalkeduptothehut,hanginghishead,andputtingonafacethatwasbothsorrowfulandashamed。
　　'Isthatyou,Pinkel？'askedthewitchwhenshesawhim,hereyesgleamingsavagely。
　　'Yes,dearmother,itisI,'answeredPinkel。
　　'Soyouhavedared,afterallyouhavedone,toputyourselfinmypower！'criedshe。'Well,yousha'n'tescapemeTHIStime！'Andshetookdownalargeknifeandbegantosharpenit。'
　　'Oh！dearmother,spareme！'shriekedPinkel,fallingonhisknees,andlookingwildlyabouthim。
　　'Spareyou,indeed,youthief！Wherearemylanternandmygoat？No！
　　not！thereisonlyonefateforrobbers！'Andshebrandishedtheknifeintheairsothatitglitteredinthefirelight。
　　'Then,ifImustdie,'saidPinkel,who,bythistime,wasgettingreallyratherfrightened,'letmeatleastchoosethemannerofmydeath。Iamveryhungry,forIhavehadnothingtoeatallday。Putsomepoison,ifyoulike,intotheporridge,butatleastletmehaveagoodmealbeforeIdie。'
　　'Thatisnotabadidea,'answeredthewoman;'aslongasyoudodie,itisallonetome。'Andladlingoutalargebowlofporridge,shestirredsomepoisonousherbsintoit,andsetaboutworkthathadtobedone。ThenPinkelhastilypouredallthecontentsofthebowlintohisbag,andmakeagreatnoisewithhisspoon,asifhewasscrapingupthelastmorsel。
　　'Poisonedornot,theporridgeisexcellent。Ihaveeatenit,everyscrap;dogivemesomemore,'saidPinkel,turningtowardsher。
　　'Well,youhaveafineappetite,youngman,'answeredthewitch;
　　'however,itisthelasttimeyouwillevereatit,soIwillgiveyouanotherbowlful。'Andrubbinginthepoisonousherbs,shepouredhimouthalfofwhatremained,andthenwenttothewindowtocallhercat。
　　InaninstantPinkelagainemptiedtheporridgeintothebag,andthenextminuteherolledonthefloor,twistinghimselfaboutasifinagony,utteringloudgroansthewhile。Suddenlyhegrewsilentandlaystill。
　　'Ah！Ithoughtaseconddoseofthatpoisonwouldbetoomuchforyou,'
　　saidthewitchlookingathim。'Iwarnedyouwhatwouldhappenifyoucameback。Iwishthatallthieveswereasdeadasyou！ButwhydoesnotmylazygirlbringthewoodIsentherfor,itwillsoonbetoodarkforhertofindherway？IsupposeImustgoandsearchforher。
　　Whatatroublegirlsare！'Andshewenttothedoortowatchiftherewereanysignsofherdaughter。Butnothingcouldbeseenofher,andheavyrainwasfalling。
　　'Itisnonightformycloak,'shemuttered;'itwouldbecoveredwithmudbythetimeIgotback。'Soshetookitoffhershouldersandhungitcarefullyupinacupboardintheroom。Afterthatsheputonherclogsandstartedtoseekherdaughter。Directlythelastsoundoftheclogshadceased,Pinkeljumpedupandtookdownthecloak,androwedoffasfastashecould。
　　Hehadnotgonefarwhenapuffofwindunfoldedthecloak,anditsbrightnessshedgleamsacrossthewater。Thewitch,whowasjustenteringtheforest,turnedroundatthatmomentandsawthegoldenrays。Sheforgotallaboutherdaughter,andrandowntotheshore,screamingwithrageatbeingoutwittedathirdtime。
　　'Isthatyou,Pinkel？'criedshe。
　　'Yes,dearmother,itisI。'
　　'Haveyoutakenmygoldcloak？'
　　'Yes,dearmother,Ihave。'
　　'Areyounotagreatknave？'
　　'Yes,trulydearmother,Iam。'
　　Andsoindeedhewas！
　　But,allthesame,hecarriedthecloaktotheking'spalace,andinreturnhereceivedthehandoftheking'sdaughterinmarriage。Peoplesaidthatitwasthebridewhooughttohavewornthecloakatherweddingfeast;butthekingwassopleasedwithitthathewouldnotpartfromit;andtotheendofhislifewasneverseenwithoutit。
　　Afterhisdeath,Pinkelbecameking;andletuphopethathegaveuphisbadandthievishways,andruledhissubjectswell。Asforhisbrothers,hedidnotpunishthem,butlefttheminthestables,wheretheygrumbledalldaylong。
　　[Thorpe'sYule—TideStories。]
　　TheAdventuresofaJackalInacountrywhichisfullofwildbeastsofallsortsthereoncelivedajackalandahedgehog,and,unlikethoughtheywere,thetwoanimalsmadegreatfriends,andwereoftenseenineachother'scompany。
　　Oneafternoontheywerewalkingalongaroadtogether,whenthejackal,whowasthetallerofthetwo,exclaimed:
　　'Oh！thereisabarnfullofcorn;letusgoandeatsome。'
　　'Yes,doletus！'answeredthehedgehog。Sotheywenttothebarn,andatetilltheycouldeatnomore。Thenthejackalputonhisshoes,whichhehadtakenoffsoastomakenonoise,andtheyreturnedtothehighroad。
　　Aftertheyhadgonesomewaytheymetapanther,whostopped,andbowingpolitely,said:
　　'Excusemyspeakingtoyou,butIcannothelpadmiringthoseshoesofyours。Doyoumindtellingmewhomadethem？'
　　'Yes,Ithinktheyarerathernice,'answeredthejackal;'Imadethemmyself,though。'
　　'Couldyoumakemeapairlikethem？'askedthepanthereagerly。
　　'Iwoulddomybest,ofcourse,'repliedthejackal;'butyoumustkillmeacow,andwhenwehaveeatenthefleshIwilltaketheskinandmakeyourshoesoutofit。'
　　Sothepantherprowledaboutuntilhesawafinecowgrazingapartfromtherestoftheherd。Hekilleditinstantly,andthengaveacrytothejackalandhedgehogtocometotheplacewherehewas。Theysoonskinnedthedeadbeasts,andspreaditsskinouttodry,afterwhichtheyhadagrandfeastbeforetheycurledthemselvesupforthenight,andsleptsoundly。
　　Nextmorningthejackalgotupearlyandsettoworkupontheshoes,whilethepanthersatbyandlookedonwithdelight。Atlasttheywerefinished,andthejackalaroseandstretchedhimself。
　　'Nowgoandlaytheminthesunoutthere,'saidhe;'inacoupleofhourstheywillbereadytoputon;butdonotattempttowearthembefore,oryouwillfeelthemmostuncomfortable。ButIseethesunishighintheheavens,andwemustbecontinuingourjourney。'
　　Thepanther,whoalwaysbelievedwhateverybodytoldhim,didexactlyashewasbid,andintwohours'timebegantofastenontheshoes。
　　Theycertainlysetoffhispawswonderfully,andhestretchedouthisforepawsandlookedatthemwithpride。Butwhenhetriedtowalk——ah！
　　thatwasanotherstory！Theyweresostiffandhardthathenearlyshriekedeverystephetook,andatlasthesankdownwherehewas,andactuallybegantocry。
　　Aftersometimesomelittlepartridgeswhowerehoppingaboutheardthepoorpanther'sgroans,andwentuptoseewhatwasthematter。Hehadnevertriedtomakehisdinneroffthem,andtheyhadalwaysbeenquitefriendly。
　　'Youseeminpain,'saidoneofthem,flutteringclosetohim,'canwehelpyou？'
　　'Oh,itisthejackal！Hemademetheseshoes;theyaresohardandtightthattheyhurtmyfeet,andIcannotmanagetokickthemoff。'
　　'Liestill,andwewillsoftenthem,'answeredthekindlittlepartridge。Andcallingtohisbrothers,theyallflewtothenearestspring,andcarriedwaterintheirbeaks,whichtheypouredovertheshoes。Thistheydidtillthehardleathergrewsoft,andthepantherwasabletosliphisfeetoutofthem。
　　'Oh,thankyou,thankyou,'hecried,skippingroundwithjoy。'Ifeeladifferentcreature。NowIwillgoafterthejackalandpayhimmydebts。'Andheboundedawayintotheforest。
　　Butthejackalhadbeenverycunning,andhadtrottedbackwardsandforwardsandinandout,sothatitwasverydifficulttoknowwhichtrackhehadreallyfollowed。Atlength,however,thepanthercaughtsightofhisenemy,atthesamemomentthatthejackalhadcaughtsightofhim。Thepanthergavealoudroar,andsprangforward,butthejackalwastooquickforhimandplungedintoadensethicket,wherethepanthercouldnotfollow。
　　Disgustedwithhisfailure,butmoreangrythanever,thepantherlaydownforawhiletoconsiderwhatheshoulddonext,andashewasthinking,anoldmancameby。
　　'Oh！father,tellmehowIcanrepaythejackalforthewayhehasservedme！'Andwithoutmoreadohetoldhisstory。
　　'Ifyoutakemyadvice,'answeredtheoldman,'youwillkillacow,andinviteallthejackalsintheforesttothefeast。Watchthemcarefullywhiletheyareeating,andyouwillseethatmostofthemkeeptheireyesontheirfood。Butifoneofthemglancesatyou,youwillknowthatisthetraitor。'
　　Thepanther,whosemannerswerealwaysgood,thankedtheoldman,andfollowedhiscounsel。Thecowwaskilled,andthepartridgesflewaboutwithinvitationstothejackals,whogatheredinlargenumberstothefeast。Thewickedjackalcameamongstthem;butasthepantherhadonlyseenhimoncehecouldnotdistinguishhimfromtherest。
　　However,theyalltooktheirplacesonwoodenseatsplacedroundthedeadcow,whichwaslaidacrosstheboughsofafallentree,andbegantheirdinner,eachjackalfixinghiseyesgreedilyonthepieceofmeatbeforehim。Onlyoneofthemseemeduneasy,andeverynowandthenglancedinthedirectionofhishost。Thisthepanthernoticed,andsuddenlymadeaboundattheculpritandseizedhistail;butagainthejackalwastooquickforhim,andcatchingupaknifehecutoffhistailanddartedintotheforest,followedbyalltherestoftheparty。
　　Andbeforethepantherhadrecoveredfromhissurprisehefoundhimselfalone。
　　'WhatamItodonow？'heaskedtheoldman,whosooncamebacktoseehowthingshadturnedout。
　　'Itisveryunfortunate,certainly,'answeredhe;'butIthinkIknowwhereyoucanfindhim。Thereisamelongardenabouttwomilesfromhere,andasjackalsareveryfondofmelonstheyarenearlysuretohavegonetheretofeed。Ifyouseeataillessjackalyouwillknowthatheistheoneyouwant。'Sothepantherthankedhimandwenthisway。
　　Nowthejackalhadguessedwhatadvicetheoldmanwouldgivehisenemy,andso,whilehisfriendsweregreedilyeatingtheripestmelonsinthesunniestcornerofthegarden,hestolebehindthemandtiedtheirtailstogether。Hehadonlyjustfinishedwhenhisearscaughtthesoundofbreakingbranches;andhecried:'Quick！quick！herecomesthemasterofthegarden！'Andthejackalssprangupandranawayinalldirections,leavingtheirtailsbehindthem。Andhowwasthepanthertoknowwhichwashisenemy？
　　'Theynoneofthemhadanytails,'hesaidsadlytotheoldman,'andI
　　amtiredofhuntingthem。Ishallleavethemaloneandgoandcatchsomethingforsupper。'
　　Ofcoursethehedgehoghadnotbeenabletotakepartinanyoftheseadventures;butassoonasalldangerwasover,thejackalwenttolookforhisfriend,whomhewasluckyenoughtofindathome。
　　'Ah,thereyouare,'hesaidgaily。'IhavelostmytailsinceIsawyoulast。Andotherpeoplehavelosttheirstoo;butthatisnomatter！Iamhungry,socomewithmetotheshepherdwhoissittingoverthere,andwewillaskhimtosellusoneofhissheep。'
　　'Yes,thatisagoodplan,'answeredthehedgehog。Andhewalkedasfastashislittlelegswouldgotokeepupwiththejackal。Whentheyreachedtheshepherdthejackalpulledouthispursefromunderhisforeleg,andmadehisbargain。
　　'Onlywaittillto—morrow,'saidtheshepherd,'andIwillgiveyouthebiggestsheepyoueversaw。Buthealwaysfeedsatsomedistancefromtherestoftheflock,anditwouldtakemealongtimetocatchhim。'
　　'Well,itisverytiresome,butIsupposeImustwait,'repliedthejackal。Andheandthehedgehoglookedaboutforanicedrycaveinwhichtomakethemselvescomfortableforthenight。But,aftertheyhadgone,theshepherdkilledoneofhissheep,andstrippedoffhisskin,whichhesewedtightlyroundagreyhoundhehadwithhim,andputacordrounditsneck。Thenhelaydownandwenttosleep。
　　Very,veryearly,beforethesunwasproperlyup,thejackalandthehedgehogwerepullingattheshepherd'scloak。
　　'Wakeup,'theysaid,'andgiveusthatsheep。Wehavehadnothingtoeatallnight,andareveryhungry。'
　　Theshepherdyawnedandrubbedhiseyes。'Heistieduptothattree;
　　goandtakehim。'Sotheywenttothetreeandunfastenedthecord,andturnedtogobacktothecavewheretheyhadslept,draggingthegreyhoundafterthem。Whentheyreachedthecavethejackalsaidtothehedgehog。
　　'BeforeIkillhimletmeseewhetherheisfatorthin。'Andhestoodalittlewayback,sothathemightthebetterexaminetheanimal。
　　Afterlookingathim,withhisheadononeside,foraminuteortwo,henoddedgravely。
　　'Heisquitefatenough;heisagoodsheep。'
　　Butthehedgehog,whosometimesshowedmorecunningthananyonewouldhaveguessed,answered:
　　'Myfriend,youaretalkingnonsense。Thewoolisindeedasheep'swool,butthepawsofmyunclethegreyhoundpeepoutfromunderneath。'
　　'Heisasheep,'repeatedthejackal,whodidnotliketothinkanyoneclevererthanhimself。
　　'HoldthecordwhileIlookathim,'answeredthehedgehog。
　　Veryunwillinglythejackalheldtherope,whilethehedgehogwalkedslowlyroundthegreyhoundtillhereachedthejackalagain。Heknewquitewellbythepawsandtailthatitwasagreyhoundandnotasheep,thattheshepherdhadsoldthem;andashecouldnottellwhatturnaffairsmighttake,heresolvedtogetoutoftheway。
　　'Oh！yes,youareright,'hesaidtothejackal;'butInevercaneattillIhavefirstdrunk。Iwilljustgoandquenchmythirstfromthatspringattheedgeofthewood,andthenIshallbereadyforbreakfast。'
　　'Don'tbelong,then,'calledthejackal,asthehedgehoghurriedoffathisbestpace。Andhelaydownunderarocktowaitforhim。
　　Morethananhourpassedbyandthehedgehoghadhadplentyoftimetogotothespringandback,andstilltherewasnosignofhim。Andthiswasverynatural,ashehadhiddenhimselfinsomelonggrassunderatree！
　　Atlengththejackalguessedthatforsomereasonhisfriendhadrunaway,anddeterminedtowaitforhisbreakfastnolonger。Sohewentuptotheplacewherethegreyhoundhadbeentetheredanduntiedtherope。Butjustashewasabouttospringonhisbackandgivehimadeadlybite,thejackalheardalowgrowl,whichneverproceededfromthethroatofanysheep。Likeaflashoflightningthejackalthrewdownthecordandwasflyingacrosstheplain;butthoughhislegswerelong,thegreyhound'slegswerelongerstill,andhesooncameupwithhisprey。Thejackalturnedtofight,buthewasnomatchforthegreyhound,andinafewminuteshewaslyingdeadontheground,whilethegreyhoundwastrottingpeacefullybacktotheshepherd。
　　[NouveauxContesBerberes,parReneBasset。]
　　TheAdventuresoftheJackal'sEldestSonNow,thoughthejackalwasdead,hehadlefttwosonsbehindhim,everywhitascunningandtrickyastheirfather。Theelderofthetwowasafinehandsomecreature,whohadapleasantmannerandmademanyfriends。Theanimalhesawmostofwasahyena;andoneday,whentheyweretakingawalktogether,theypickedupabeautifulgreencloak,whichhadevidentlybeendroppedbysomeoneridingacrosstheplainonacamel。Ofcourseeachwantedtohaveit,andtheyalmostquarrelledoverthematter;butatlengthitwassettledthatthehyenashouldwearthecloakbydayandthejackalbynight。Afteralittlewhile,however,thejackalbecamediscontentedwiththisarrangement,declaringthatnoneofhisfriends,whowerequitedifferentfromthoseofthehyena,couldseethesplendourofthemantle,andthatitwasonlyfairthatheshouldsometimesbeallowedtowearitbyday。Tothisthehyenawouldbynomeansconsent,andtheywereontheeveofaquarrelwhenthehyenaproposedthattheyshouldasktheliontojudgebetweenthem。Thejackalagreedtothis,andthehyenawrappedthecloakabouthim,andtheybothtrottedofftothelion'sden。
　　Thejackal,whowasfondoftalking,atoncetoldthestory;andwhenitwasfinishedthelionturnedtothehyenaandaskedifitwastrue。
　　'Quitetrue,yourmajesty,'answeredthehyena。
　　'Thenlaythecloakonthegroundatmyfeet,'saidthelion,'andI
　　willgivemyjudgment。'Sothemantlewasspreadupontheredearth,thehyenaandthejackalstandingoneachsideofit。
　　Therewassilenceforafewmoments,andthenthelionsatup,lookingverygreatandwise。
　　'Myjudgmentisthatthegarmentshallbelongwhollytowhoeverfirstringsthebellofthenearestmosqueatdawnto—morrow。Nowgo;formuchbusinessawaitsme！'
　　Allthatnightthehyenasatup,fearinglestthejackalshouldreachthebellbeforehim,forthemosquewascloseathand。Withthefirststreakofdawnheboundedawaytothebell,justasthejackal,whohadsleptsoundlyallnight,wasrisingtohisfeet。
　　'Goodlucktoyou,'criedthejackal。Andthrowingthecloakoverhisbackhedartedawayacrosstheplain,andwasseennomorebyhisfriendthehyena。
　　Afterrunningseveralmilesthejackalthoughthewassafefrompursuit,andseeingalionandanotherhyenatalkingtogether,hestrolleduptojointhem。
　　'Goodmorning,'hesaid;'mayIaskwhatisthematter？Youseemveryseriousaboutsomething。'
　　'Praysitdown,'answeredthelion。'Wewerewonderinginwhichdirectionweshouldgotofindthebestdinner。Thehyenawishestogototheforest,andItothemountains。Whatdoyousay？'
　　'Well,asIwassaunteringovertheplain,justnow,Inoticedaflockofsheepgrazing,andsomeofthemhadwanderedintoalittlevalleyquiteoutofsightoftheshepherd。Ifyoukeepamongtherocksyouwillneverbeobserved。Butperhapsyouwillallowmetogowithyouandshowyoutheway？'
　　'Youarereallyverykind,'answeredthelion。Andtheycreptsteadilyalongtillatlengththeyreachedthemouthofthevalleywherearam,asheepandalambwerefeedingontherichgrass,unconsciousoftheirdanger。
　　'Howshallwedividethem？'askedthelioninawhispertothehyena。
　　'Oh,itiseasilydone,'repliedthehyena。'Thelambforme,thesheepforthejackal,andtheramforthelion。'
　　'SoIamtohavethatleancreature,whichisnothingbuthorns,amI？'
　　criedthelioninarage。'Iwillteachyoutodividethingsinthatmanner！'Andhegavethehyenatwogreatblows,whichstretchedhimdeadinamoment。Thenheturnedtothejackalandsaid:'Howwouldyoudividethem？'
　　'Quitedifferentlyfromthehyena,'repliedthejackal。'Youwillbreakfastoffthelamb,youwilldineoffthesheep,andyouwillsupofftheram。'
　　'Dearme,howcleveryouare！Whotaughtyousuchwisdom？'exclaimedthelion,lookingathimadmiringly。
　　'Thefateofthehyena,'answeredthejackal,laughing,andrunningoffathisbestspeed;forhesawtwomenarmedwithspearscomingclosebehindthelion！
　　Thejackalcontinuedtoruntillatlasthecouldrunnolonger。Heflunghimselfunderatreepantingforbreath,whenheheardarustleamongstthegrass,andhisfather'soldfriendthehedgehogappearedbeforehim。
　　'Oh,isityou？'askedthelittlecreature;'howstrangethatweshouldmeetsofarfromhome！'
　　'Ihavejusthadanarrowescapeofmylife,'gaspedthejackal,'andI
　　needsomesleep。Afterthatwemustthinkofsomethingtodotoamuseourselves。'Andhelaydownagainandsleptsoundlyforacoupleofhours。
　　'NowIamready,'saidhe;'haveyouanythingtopropose？'
　　'Inavalleybeyondthosetrees,'answeredthehedgehog,'thereisasmallfarmhousewherethebestbutterintheworldismade。Iknowtheirways,andinanhour'stimethefarmer'swifewillbeofftomilkthecows,whichshekeepsatsomedistance。Wecouldeasilygetinatthewindowoftheshedwhereshekeepsthebutter,andIwillwatch,lestsomeoneshouldcomeunexpectedly,whileyouhaveagoodmeal。
　　Thenyoushallwatch,andIwilleat。'
　　'Thatsoundsagoodplan,'repliedthejackal;andtheysetofftogether。
　　Butwhentheyreachedthefarmhousethejackalsaidtothehedgehog:
　　'GoinandfetchthepotsofbutterandIwillhidetheminasafeplace。'
　　'Ohno,'criedthehedgehog,'Ireallycouldn't。Theywouldfindoutdirectly！And,besides,itissodifferentjusteatingalittlenowandthen。'
　　'DoasIbidyouatonce,'saidthejackal,lookingatthehedgehogsosternlythatthelittlefellowdaredsaynomore,andsoonrolledthejarstothewindowwherethejackalliftedthemoutonebyone。
　　Whentheywereallinarowbeforehimhegaveasuddenstart。
　　'Runforyourlife,'hewhisperedtohiscompanion;'Iseethewomancomingoverthehill！'Andthehedgehog,hisheartbeating,setoffasfastashecould。Thejackalremainedwherehewas,shakingwithlaughter,forthewomanwasnotinsightatall,andhehadonlysentthehedgehogawaybecausehedidnotwanthimtoknowwherethejarsofbutterwereburied。Buteverydayhestoleouttotheirhiding—placeandhadadeliciousfeast。
　　Atlength,onemorning,thehedgehogsuddenlysaid:
　　'Younevertoldmewhatyoudidwiththosejars？'
　　'Oh,Ihidthemsafelytillthefarmpeopleshouldhaveforgottenallaboutthem,'repliedthejackal。'Butastheyarestillsearchingforthemwemustwaitalittlelonger,andthenI'llbringthemhome,andwewillsharethembetweenus。'
　　Sothehedgehogwaitedandwaited;buteverytimeheaskediftherewasnochanceofgettingjarsofbutterthejackalputhimoffwithsomeexcuse。Afterawhilethehedgehogbecamesuspicious,andsaid:
　　'Ishouldliketoknowwhereyouhavehiddenthem。To—night,whenitisquitedark,youshallshowmetheplace。'
　　'Ireallycan'ttellyou,'answeredthejackal。'Youtalksomuchthatyouwouldbesuretoconfidethesecrettosomebody,andthenweshouldhavehadourtroublefornothing,besidesrunningtheriskofournecksbeingbrokenbythefarmer。Icanseethatheisgettingdisheartened,andverysoonhewillgiveupthesearch。Havepatiencejustalittlelonger。'
　　Thehedgehopsaidnomore,andpretendedtobesatisfied;butwhensomedayshadgonebyhewokethejackal,whowassleepingsoundlyafterahuntwhichhadlastedseveralhours。
　　'Ihavejusthadnotice,'remarkedthehedgehog,shakinghim,'thatmyfamilywishtohaveabanquetto—morrow,andtheyhaveinvitedyoutoit。Willyoucome？'
　　'Certainly,'answeredthejackal,'withpleasure。ButasIhavetogooutinthemorningyoucanmeetmeontheroad。'
　　'Thatwilldoverywell,'repliedthehedgehog。Andthejackalwenttosleepagain,forhewasobligedtobeupearly。
　　Punctualtothemomentthehedgehogarrivedattheplaceappointedfortheirmeeting,andasthejackalwasnottherehesatdownandwaitedforhim。
　　'Ah,thereyouare！'hecried,whentheduskyyellowformatlastturnedthecorner。'Ihadnearlygivenyouup！Indeed,Ialmostwishyouhadnotcome,forIhardlyknowwhereIshallhideyou。'
　　'Whyshouldyouhidemeanywhere？'askedthejackal。'Whatisthematterwithyou？'
　　'Well,somanyoftheguestshavebroughttheirdogsandmuleswiththem,thatIfearitmayhardlybesafeforyoutogoamongstthem。
　　No;don'trunoffthatway,'headdedquickly,'becausethereisanothertroopthatarecomingoverthehill。Liedownhere,andIwillthrowthesesacksoveryou;andkeepstillforyourlife,whateverhappens。'
　　Andwhatdidhappenwas,thatwhenthejackalwaslyingcoveredup,underalittlehill,thehedgehogsetagreatstonerolling,whichcrushedhimtodeath。
　　[ContesBerberes。]
　　TheAdventuresoftheYoungerSonoftheJackalNowthatthefatherandelderbrotherwerebothdead,allthatwasleftofthejackalfamilywasoneson,whowasnolesscunningthantheothershadbeen。Hedidnotlikestayinginthesameplaceanybetterthanthey,andnobodyeverknewinwhatpartofthecountryhemightbefoundnext。
　　Oneday,whenwewaswanderingabouthebeheldanicefatsheep,whichwascroppingthegrassandseemedquitecontentedwithherlot。
　　'Goodmorning,'saidthejackal,'Iamsogladtoseeyou。Ihavebeenlookingforyoueverywhere。'
　　'ForME？'answeredthesheep,inanastonishedvoice;'butwehavenevermetbefore！'
　　'No;butIhaveheardofyou。Oh！Youdon'tknowwhatfinethingsI
　　haveheard！Ah,well,somepeoplehavealltheluck！'
　　'Youareverykind,Iamsure,'answeredthesheep,notknowingwhichwaytolook。'IsthereanywayinwhichIcanhelpyou？'
　　'ThereissomethingthatIhadsetmyhearton,thoughIhardlyliketoproposeitonsoshortanacquaintance;butfromwhatpeoplehavetoldme,IthoughtthatyouandImightkeephousetogethercomfortably,ifyouwouldonlyagreetotry。Ihaveseveralfieldsbelongingtome,andiftheyarekeptwellwateredtheybearwonderfulcrops。'
　　'PerhapsImightcomeforashorttime,'saidthesheep,withalittlehesitation;'andifwedonotgeton,wecanpartcompany。'
　　'Oh,thankyou,thankyou,'criedthejackal;'donotletusloseamoment。'Andheheldouthispawinsuchaninvitingmannerthatthesheepgotupandtrottedbesidehimtilltheyreachedhome。
　　'Now,'saidthejackal,'yougotothewellandfetchthewater,andI
　　willpouritintothetrenchesthatrunbetweenthepatchesofcorn。'
　　Andashedidsohesanglustily。Theworkwasveryhard,butthesheepdidnotgrumble,andby—and—bywasrewardedatseeingthelittlegreenheadspokingthemselvesthroughearth。Afterthatthehotsunripenedthemquickly,andsoonharvesttimewascome。Thenthegrainwascutandgroundandreadyforsale。
　　Wheneverythingwascomplete,thejackalsaidtothesheep:
　　'Nowletusdivideit,sothatwecaneachdowhatwelikewithhisshare。'
　　'Youdoit,'answeredthesheep;'herearethescales。Youmustweighitcarefully。'
　　Sothejackalbegantoweighit,andwhenhehadfinished,hecountedoutloud:
　　'One,two,three,four,five,six,sevenpartsforthejackal,andonepartforthesheep。Ifshelikesitshecantakeit,ifnot,shecanleaveit。'
　　Thesheeplookedatthetwoheapsinsilence——onesolarge,theothersosmall;andthensheanswered:
　　'Waitforaminute,whileIfetchsomesackstocarryawaymyshare。'
　　Butitwasnotsacksthatthesheepwanted;forassoonasthejackalcouldnolongerseehershesetforthatherbestpacetothehomeofthegreyhound,whereshearrivedpantingwiththehasteshehadmade。
　　'Oh,gooduncle,helpme,Iprayyou！'shecried,assoonasshecouldspeak。
　　'Why,whatisthematter？'askedthegreyhound,lookingupwithastonishment。
　　'Ibegyoutoreturnwithme,andfrightenthejackalintopayingmewhatheowesme,'answeredthesheep。'Formonthswehavelivedtogether,andIhavetwiceeverydaydrawnthewater,whileheonlypoureditintothetrenches。Togetherwehavereapedourharvest;andnow,whenthemomenttodivideourcrophascome,hehastakensevenpartsforhimself,andonlyleftoneforme。'
　　Shefinished,andgivingherselfatwist,passedherwoollytailacrosshereyes;whilethegreyhoundwatchedher,butheldhispeace。Thenhesaid:
　　'Bringmeasack。'Andthesheephastenedawaytofetchone。Verysoonshereturned,andlaidthesackdownbeforehim。
　　'Openitwide,thatImaygetin,'criedhe;andwhenhewascomfortablyrolledupinsidehebadethesheeptakehimonherback,andhastentotheplacewhereshehadleftthejackal。