Presently a bushbuck came running up. When it saw the lion it stopped and greeted him. Then the lion asked, "What are you running from?"
The bushbuck said, "I am running from man."
"What is he like?" said the lion.
"Oh, he is very cunning," answered the bushbuck, and ran off.
AFRICAN ORYX
Next an eland came galloping up, and when he saw the lion he stopped and greeted him. The lion asked, "And whom are you running away from? Is it also this creature called man?"
The eland answered, "Yes, I am running from man."
The lion said, "This man must be a very big animal, that one of your size should be afraid of him."
"No, he is not big," said the eland, "but his guile is very great."