And the rabbit hastened back to the bushes , and gathered a quantity of the leaves , which he hid among his fur , ` For , ' thought he , ` if I get them now I shall save myself the trouble of a walk by-and-by . ' When he had plucked as many as he wanted he returned to Gudu , and they went on together . The sun was almost setting by the time they reached their journey 's end and being very tired they gladly sat down by a well . Then Gudu 's betrothed , who had been watching for him , brought out a pitcher of water -- which she poured over them to wash off the dust of the road -- and two portions of food . But once again the rabbit 's hopes were dashed to the ground , for Gudu said hastily : ` The custom of the village forbids you to eat till I have finished . ' And Isuro did not know that Gudu was lying , and that he only wanted more food . So he saw hungrily looking on , waiting till his friend had had enough . In a little while Gudu screamed loudly : ' I am burnt ! I am burnt ! ' though he was not burnt at all . Now , though Isuro had the leaves about him , he did not dare to produce them at the last moment lest the baboon should guess why he had stayed behind . So he just went round a corner for a short time , and then came hopping back in a great hurry . But , quick though he was , Gudu had been quicker still , and nothing remained but some drops of water . ` How unlucky you are , ' said Gudu , snatching the leaves ; ` no sooner had you gone than ever so many people arrived , and washed their hands , as you see , and ate your portion . ' But , though Isuro knew better than to believe him , he said nothing , and went to bed hungrier than he had ever been in his life . Early next morning they started for another village , and passed on the way a large garden where people were very busy gathering monkey-nuts . ` You can have a good breakfast at last , ' said Gudu , pointing to a heap of empty shells ; never doubting but that Isuro would meekly take the portion shown him , and leave the real nuts for himself . But what was his surprise when Isuro answered : ` Thank you ; I think I should prefer these . ' And , turning to the kernels , never stopped as long as there was one left . And the worst of it was that , with so many people about , Gudu could not take the nuts from him .
It was night when they reached the village where dwelt the mother XXXXX Gudu 's betrothed , who laid meat and millet porridge before them . '
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