I shall leave them alone and go and catch something for supper . ' Of course the hedgehog had not been able to take part in any of these adventures ; but as soon as all danger was over , the jackal went to look for his friend , whom he was lucky enough to find at home . ` Ah , there you are , ' he said gaily . ' I have lost my tail since I saw you last . And other people have lost theirs too ; but that is no matter ! I am hungry , so come with me to the shepherd who is sitting over there , and we will ask him to sell us one of his sheep . ' ` Yes , that is a good plan , ' answered the hedgehog . And he walked as fast as his little legs would go to keep up with the jackal . When they reached the shepherd the jackal pulled out his purse from under his foreleg , and made his bargain . ` Only wait till to-morrow , ' said the shepherd , ` and I will give you the biggest sheep you ever saw . But he always feeds at some distance from the rest of the flock , and it would take me a long time to catch him . ' ` Well , it is very tiresome , but I suppose I must wait , ' replied the jackal . And he and the hedgehog looked about for a nice dry cave in which to make themselves comfortable for the night . But , after they had gone , the shepherd killed one of his sheep , and stripped off his skin , which he sewed tightly round a greyhound he had with him , and put a cord round its neck . Then he lay down and went to sleep . Very , very early , before the sun was properly up , the jackal and the hedgehog were pulling at the shepherd 's cloak . ` Wake up , ' they said , ` and give us that sheep . We have had nothing to eat all night , and are very hungry . ' The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes . ` He is tied up to that tree ; go and take him . '
So they went XXXXX the tree and unfastened the cord , and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept , dragging the greyhound after them .
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