And calling to his brothers , they all flew to the nearest spring , and carried water in their beaks , which they poured over the shoes . This they did till the hard leather grew soft , and the panther was able to slip his feet out of them . ` Oh , thank you , thank you , ' he cried , skipping round with joy . ' I feel a different creature . Now I will go after the jackal and pay him my debts . ' And he bounded away into the forest . But the jackal had been very cunning , and had trotted backwards and forwards and in and out , so that it was very difficult to know which track he had really followed . At length , however , the panther caught sight of his enemy , at the same moment that the jackal had caught sight of him . The panther gave a loud roar , and sprang forward , but the jackal was too quick for him and plunged into a dense thicket , where the panther could not follow . Disgusted with his failure , but more angry than ever , the panther lay down for a while to consider what he should do next , and as he was thinking , an old man came by . ` Oh ! father , tell me how I can repay the jackal for the way he has served me ! ' And without more ado he told his story . ` 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 .
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