WHY HOUNDS OUTRUN OTHER ANIMALS
A hound was chasing a hare through the woods.
Some wolves and panthers were chasing a bull that had been feeding in the valley near the woods. For some time they had been trying to run him down, but they did not seem to gain on him.
When the wolves and panthers saw that they were not gaining on the bull, they halted to take counsel. They decided that it would take a whole day of hard running to get the bull, and a hound was near! Why not go for the hound?
All agreed. They set off for the hound.
Now the bull had heard the wolves and panthers take council, and he, too, set off for the woods.
As he neared the wood, the bull called to the hound and warned him that a pack of wolves and panthers was after him. Just then they came into sight. The hound dared not meet them alone, and he knew not which way to turn.
Then the bull called, "Come, jump on my back. I can outrun them."
The hound ran and leaped on the back of the bull, and away they went.