The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Title: Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 Author: Richard F. Burton Release Date: September, 2002 [Etext #3445] [This file was first posted on December 30, 2001] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII The Project Gutenberg Etext of Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 by Richard F. Burton ******This file should be named b1001108.txt or b1001108.zip***** Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER, b1001118.txt VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, b1001108a.txt This etext was scanned by JC Byers and proofread by JC Byers,
'No! how was that?' I asked.
The birds related--
THE STORY OF THE OLD HARE AND THE ELEPHANTS
"Once on a time, very little rain had fallen in the due season; and the
Elephants being oppressed with thirst, thus accosted their
leader:--'Master, how are we to live? The small creatures find something
to wash in, but we cannot, and we are half dead in consequence; whither
shall we go then, and what shall we do?' Upon that the King of the
Elephants led them away a little space; and showed them a beautiful pool
of crystal water, where they took their ease. Now it chanced that a
company of Hares resided on the banks of the pool, and the going and
coming of the elephants trampled many of them to death, till one of
their number named Hard-head grumbled out, 'This troop will be coming
here to water every day, and every one of our family will be crushed.'
'Do not disquiet yourself,' said an old buck named Good-speed, 'I will
contrive to avert it,' and so saying, he set off, bethinking himself on
his way how he should approach and accost a herd of elephants; for,
'Elephants destroy by touching, snakes with point of tooth beguile;
Kings by favor kill, and traitors murder with a fatal smile.'
'I will get on the top of a hill,' he thought, 'and address the
Title: Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 Author: Richard F. Burton Release Date: September, 2002 [Etext #3445] [This file was first posted on December 30, 2001] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII The Project Gutenberg Etext of Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 by Richard F. Burton ******This file should be named b1001108.txt or b1001108.zip***** Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER, b1001118.txt VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, b1001108a.txt This etext was scanned by JC Byers and proofread by JC Byers,