“How so?” said the Tiger.
“Why, you were complaining you could not get men to eat, so I got into this net to-day, that you may have the men when they come to take me,” said the Fox, and gave a hint that if he would wait a while in a thicket close by he would point out the men to him.
“May I depend upon your word?” said the Tiger.
“Certainly,” said the Fox.
The Hunters came, and seeing the Fox in the net, said, “So you are here!”
“Only on your account,” said the Fox, in a whisper.
“How so?” said the men.
“Why, you were complaining you could not get at the Tiger that has been devouring your cattle; I got into this net to-day that you may have him. As I expected, he came to eat me up, and is in yonder thicket,” said the Fox, and gave a hint that if they would take him out of the trap he would point out the Tiger.
“May we depend upon your word?” said the men.
“Certainly,” said the Fox, while the men went with him in a circle to see that he did not escape.