The Jackal answered very slowly and considerately, doubting the whole affair, and demanding to see first the place, and whether the Man was able to lift the stone. The Snake lay down, and the Man, to prove the truth of his account, put the stone again over her.
When she was fast, the Jackal said, “Now let her lie there.” [[46]]
7. CLOUD-EATING.
(The original, in the Hottentot language, is in Sir G. Grey’s Library, G. Krönlein’s Manuscript, pp. 30, 31.)
THE HYENA.
Thou who makest thy escape from the tumult!
Thou wide, roomy tree!
Thou who gettest thy share (though with trouble!)
Thou cow who art strained at the hocks![2]