` You are really very kind , ' answered the lion . And they crept steadily along till at length they reached the mouth of the valley where a ram , a sheep and a lamb were feeding on the rich grass , unconscious of their danger . ` How shall we divide them ? ' asked the lion in a whisper to the hyena . ` Oh , it is easily done , ' replied the hyena . ` The lamb for me , the sheep for the jackal , and the ram for the lion . ' ` So I am to have that lean creature , which is nothing but horns , am I ? ' cried the lion in a rage . ' I will teach you to divide things in that manner ! ' And he gave the hyena two great blows , which stretched him dead in a moment . Then he turned to the jackal and said : ` How would you divide them ? ' ` Quite differently from the hyena , ' replied the jackal . ` You will breakfast off the lamb , you will dine off the sheep , and you will sup off the ram . ' ` Dear me , how clever you are ! Who taught you such wisdom ? ' exclaimed the lion , looking at him admiringly . ` The fate of the hyena , ' answered the jackal , laughing , and running off at his best speed ; for he saw two men armed with spears coming close behind the lion ! The jackal continued to run till at last he could run no longer . He flung himself under a tree panting for breath , when he heard a rustle amongst the grass , and his father 's old friend the hedgehog appeared before him . ` Oh , is it you ? '
asked the little creature ; ` how strange that we should meet so far XXXXX home ! ' '
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