asked the little creature ; ` how strange that we should meet so far from home ! ' ' I have just had a narrow escape of my life , ' gasped the jackal , ` and I need some sleep . After that we must think of something to do to amuse ourselves . ' And he lay down again and slept soundly for a couple of hours . ` Now I am ready , ' said he ; ` have you anything to propose ? ' ` In a valley beyond those trees , ' answered the hedgehog , ` there is a small farmhouse where the best butter in the world is made . I know their ways , and in an hour 's time the farmer 's wife will be off to milk the cows , which she keeps at some distance . We could easily get in at the window of the shed where she keeps the butter , and I will watch , lest some one should come unexpectedly , while you have a good meal . Then you shall watch , and I will eat . ' ` That sounds a good plan , ' replied the jackal ; and they set off together . But when they reached the farmhouse the jackal said to the hedgehog : ` Go in and fetch the pots of butter and I will hide them in a safe place . ' ` Oh no , ' cried the hedgehog , ' I really could n't . They would find out directly ! And , besides , it is so different just eating a little now and then . ' ` Do as I bid you at once , ' said the jackal , looking at the hedgehog so sternly that the little fellow dared say no more , and soon rolled the jars to the window where the jackal lifted them out one by one . When they were all in a row before him he gave a sudden start . ` Run for your life , ' he whispered to his companion ; ' I see the woman coming over the hill ! ' And the hedgehog , his heart beating , set off as fast as he could . The jackal remained where he was , shaking with laughter , for the woman was not in sight at all , and he had only sent the hedgehog away because he did not want him to know where the jars of butter were buried . But every day he stole out to their hiding-place and had a delicious feast .
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