` If you take my advice , ' answered the old man , ` you will kill a cow , and invite all the jackals in the forest to the feast . Watch them carefully while they are eating , and you will see that most of them keep their eyes on their food . But if one of them glances at you , you will know that is the traitor . ' The panther , whose manners were always good , thanked the old man , and followed his counsel . The cow was killed , and the partridges flew about with invitations to the jackals , who gathered in large numbers to the feast . The wicked jackal came amongst them ; but as the panther had only seen him once he could not distinguish him from the rest . However , they all took their places on wooden seats placed round the dead cow , which was laid across the boughs of a fallen tree , and began their dinner , each jackal fixing his eyes greedily on the piece of meat before him . Only one of them seemed uneasy , and every now and then glanced in the direction of his host . This the panther noticed , and suddenly made a bound at the culprit and seized his tail ; but again the jackal was too quick for him , and catching up a knife he cut off his tail and darted into the forest , followed by all the rest of the party . And before the panther had recovered from his surprise he found himself alone . ` What am I to do now ? ' he asked the old man , who soon came back to see how things had turned out . ` It is very unfortunate , certainly , ' answered he ; ` but I think I know where you can find him . There is a melon garden about two miles from here , and as jackals are very fond of melons they are nearly sure to have gone there to feed . If you see a tailless jackal you will know that he is the one you want . ' So the panther thanked him and went his way . Now the jackal had guessed what advice the old man would give his enemy , and so , while his friends were greedily eating the ripest melons in the sunniest corner of the garden , he stole behind them and tied their tails together . He had only just finished when his ears caught the sound of breaking branches ; and he cried : ` Quick ! quick ! here comes the master of the garden ! '
And the jackals sprang up and ran away XXXXX all directions , leaving their tails behind them .
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