The two dogs sat and watched them till their eyes grew tired.
They laughed greatly as one said to the other, "See what happened to the monkey for interfering in other people's business."
PART OF THE PALACE OF THE KING, MANDALAY.
THE STOLEN TREASURE.
IN a lonely part of a large forest there dwelt four wise men of India who owned a treasure consisting of gold, silver, and great jewels: like all property it was a source of great anxiety to its owners, for they always feared that it would be stolen from them. With that idea they constantly watched it, counted it, and changed its hiding-place; burying it sometimes under trees, or in a ruined well that stood not far distant; at other times with them in the house.