"I have killed that sheik; come, let us bury him."
They cut off his head and buried his body. The child went to the Thadjeinath, where the men of the village were assembled. In his absence his mother killed a sheep. She took the head and buried it in place of the sheik's head. The child arrived at the Thadjeinath and said to those present:
"I have killed the sheik who waked us up every morning."
"It is a lie," said they.
"Come to my mother's house and we will show you where we buried his head." They went to the house, and the mother said to them:
"Ali Sidi, this child is mad. It is a sheep that we have killed. Come and see where we buried its head." They went to the spot, dug, and found a sheep's head.
THE WAGTAIL AND THE JACKAL
At the time when all the animals spoke, a wagtail laid her eggs on the ground. The little ones grew up. A jackal and a fox came to them. The jackal said to the fox:
"Swear to me that the wagtail owes me a pound of butter."