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Why The Dog is a Friend of Man
Why The Dog is a Friend of Man
Long, long ago the Jackal and the Dog were friends and lived in the bush.
They hunted together every day. In the evening they came home and ate
food together.
One day they did not catch anything and came back very hungry. A cold
wind was blowing in the bush.
"Oh," said the Dog, "it is so bad to be hungry and cold!"
"Go to sleep," the Jackal said. "When morning comes, we shall go hunting
again and we shall catch a young antelope."
But the Dog could not sleep. Then he saw a red light far away.
"Jackal," he cried, "what is that red light over there?"
"There is a village there, and that red light is a man's fire," the Jackal
answered.
"Fire is warm, and it is cold here," said the Dog. "I say, Jackal, will you go
and bring some fire? You are so brave!"
"No, no, I will not. You can bring it, if you like."
The Dog did not want to go, because he was afraid of men. But he
thought "I am sure there are some bones near the fire. I can eat them, and
the fire is so warm!"
He was so hungry and cold! Hunger and cold made him forget his fear,
and he said to the Jackal "I am going to the village to get some fire and
some bones. If I do not come back soon, please cry Bo-aa, bo-aa! Then I
shall know where you are and where I must go."
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