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 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 XXXXX and fetch the pots of butter and I will hide them in a safe place . '
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