I dare say they will do quite well ! ' The stag did as he was bid , though , not being used to climbing , it gave him a deal of trouble and sore knees , and besides , his horns were continually getting entangled in the creepers . What was worse , when once he had tasted the bananas , he found them not at all to his liking , so he threw them all down , green and yellow alike , and let the puma take his choice . And what a dinner he made ! When he had QUITE done , they set forth once more . The path lay through a field of maize , where several men were working . As they came up to them , the puma whispered : ` Go on in front , friend stag , and just say `` Bad luck to all workers ! '' ' The stag obeyed , but the men were hot and tired , and did not think this a good joke . So they set their dogs at him , and he was obliged to run away as fast as he could . ' I hope your industry will be rewarded as it deserves , ' said the puma as he passed along ; and the men were pleased , and offered him some of their maize to eat . By-and-by the puma saw a small snake with a beautiful shining skin , lying coiled up at the foot of a tree . ` What a lovely bracelet that would make for your daughter , friend stag ! said he . The stag stooped and picked up the snake , which bit him , and he turned angrily to the puma . ` Why did you not tell me it would bite ? ' he asked . ` Is it my fault if you are an idiot ? ' replied the puma . At last they reached their journey 's end , but by this time it was late , and the puma 's comrade was ready for bed , so they slung their hammocks in convenient places , and went to sleep . But in the middle of the night the puma rose softly and stole out of the door to the sheep-fold , where he killed and ate the fattest sheep he could find , and taking a bowl full of its blood , he sprinkled the sleeping stag with it .
This done , he returned XXXXX bed .
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