what is that you are saying ? ' But the little hare hastily replied , ' I only asked you to pass me my stick . ' An hour or two later , thinking that no one was near him , he said to himself again , ` It was really I who drank up the water , but I made them think it was the rabbit . ' But one of the beasts whose ears were longer than the rest caught the words , and went to tell Big Lion about it . Do you hear what the little hare is saying ? ' So Big Lion sent for the little hare , and asked him what he meant by talking like that . The little hare saw that there was no use trying to hide it , so he answered pertly , ` It was I who drank the water , but I made them think it was the rabbit . ' Then he turned and ran as fast as he could , with all the other beasts pursuing him . They were almost up to him when he dashed into a very narrow cleft in the rock , much too small for them to follow ; but in his hurry he had left one of his long ears sticking out , which they just managed to seize . But pull as hard as they might they could not drag him out of the hole , and at last they gave it up and left him , with his ear very much torn and scratched . When the last tail was out of sight the little hare crept cautiously out , and the first person he met was the rabbit . He had plenty of impudence , so he put a bold face on the matter , and said , ` Well , my good rabbit , you see I have had a beating as well as you . ' But the rabbit was still sore and sulky , and he did not care to talk , so he answered , coldly , ` You have treated me very badly . It was really you who drank that water , and you accused me of having done it . ' ` Oh , my good rabbit , never mind that ! I 've got such a wonderful secret to tell you ! Do you know what to do so as to escape death ? ' ` No , I do n't . ' ` Well , we must begin by digging a hole . ' So they dug a hole , and then the little hare said , ` The next thing is to make a fire in the hole , ' and they set to work to collect wood , and lit quite a large fire .
When it was burning brightly the little hare said to the rabbit , ` Rabbit , my friend , throw me into the XXXXX , and when you hear my fur crackling , and I call `` Itchi , Itchi , '' then be quick and pull me out . '
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