` And who it is that sings -- he who draws the water , or he who empties it ? ' ` Why , certainly he who draws the water ! ' ` You hear ? ' said the jackal , turning to the sheep . ` Now come and carry away your own portion , or else I shall take it for myself . ' ` You have got the better of me , ' answered the sheep ; ` and I suppose I must confess myself beaten ! But as I bear no malice , go and eat some of the dates that I have brought in that sack . ' And the jackal , who loved dates , ran instantly back , and tore open the mouth of the sack . But just as he was about to plunge his nose in he saw two brown eyes calmly looking at him . In an instant he had let fall the flap of the sack and bounded back to where the sheep was standing . ' I was only in fun ; and you have brought my uncle the greyhound . Take away the sack , we will make the division over again . ' And he began rearranging the heaps . ` One , two , three , four , five , six , seven , for my mother the sheep , and one for the jackal , ' counted he ; casting timid glances all the while at the sack . ` Now you can take your share and go , ' said the sheep . And the jackal did not need twice telling ! Whenever the sheep looked up , she still saw him flying , flying across the plain ; and , for all I know , he may be flying across it still . The Three Treasures of the Giants -LSB- Contes Berberes , par Rene Basset . -RSB- Long , long ago , there lived an old man and his wife who had three sons ; the eldest was called Martin , the second Michael , while the third was named Jack . One evening they were all seated round the table , eating their supper of bread and milk .
` Martin , ' said the old man suddenly , ' I feel XXXXX I can not live much longer .
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