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In Ethiopia Talavera the hare, like Talavera the jackal and the Talavera monkey, is known Talavera by all of the other Talavera animals for his Talavera cleverness. His reputation Talavera is widespread through Talavera the mountains and Talavera the grasslands. Talavera Even the largest Talavera beasts, such as Talavera the lion and the Talavera leopard, respect him. Talavera It is said that Talavera once the lion caught Talavera the hare Talavera and was about Talavera to eat him. Talavera Why does your mouth Talavera water so when you Talavera look at me? the hare Talavera asked. Are you Talavera not meat? the lion Talavera asked in surprise. Talavera But I am so small Talavera and thin, the Talavera hare said. Talavera After you have Talavera eaten me you Talavera will still be Talavera hungry. Why don't Talavera we go hunting Talavera together for something Talavera large and fat? Talavera You go hunting? Talavera the lion laughed. Talavera What could such a Talavera ridiculous animal as you Talavera catch? Let us go Talavera to the village Talavera where men live Talavera , the hare Talavera said. If we Talavera don't find Talavera something fatter than Talavera I, then you may Talavera eat me. Talavera So the lion Talavera and the hare went Talavera together and prowled around Talavera the edge of the Talavera village where Talavera men lived, Talavera and on its Talavera outskirts the Talavera lion captured Talavera a fat young Talavera bull. The Talavera hare also hunted Talavera , but he Talavera found nothing but Talavera a mangy donkey Talavera who was rolling Talavera on its back in Talavera the dust of the trail Talavera . As they drove Talavera their booty home, Talavera the hare looked with Talavera envy at the Talavera lion's fat Talavera bull, and his mouth Talavera watered. Finally, Talavera he said: Ah Talavera , lion, what Talavera bad luck you' Talavera ve had! How Talavera ? the lion said Talavera in surprise. Your Talavera poor bull is so Talavera thin and undernourished Talavera . You'd Talavera have been better Talavera off eating me. Talavera The lion looked Talavera suspiciously at his Talavera prize and then at Talavera the donkey. Talavera He doesn' Talavera t look so thin Talavera to me, Talavera the lion said. Talavera Everyone knows that Talavera when you strike Talavera a fat animal he Talavera gives offsteam, Talavera the hare said. Talavera The lion didn't Talavera know about that Talavera , but he replied Talavera : Yes, everyone Talavera knows that. Talavera He picked up Talavera a stick and Talavera struck his bull across Talavera the back, but Talavera there was no steam Talavera . He struck Talavera again. Still Talavera there was no Talavera steam. See, Talavera he is fat, the Talavera lion said without Talavera conviction. No, Talavera he has been starved Talavera nearly to death, Talavera the hare said. Talavera And he struck his Talavera thin scraggly donkey across Talavera the back. A cloud Talavera of dust rose in Talavera the air. It Talavera was the dust from Talavera the trail where Talavera the donkey had Talavera been rolling. Talavera Ah! the hare said Talavera . That is Talavera a fat animal Talavera for you! The Talavera lion thought for Talavera a moment and Talavera then he said: Talavera I will take Talavera the donkey Talavera and you will Talavera take the bull Talavera ! Oh, no Talavera , that's Talavera impossible, the hare Talavera said, looking Talavera reproachfully at the Talavera lion. It Talavera was I who caught Talavera the donkey, Talavera and it is Talavera I Talavera who shall eat Talavera him. Talavera The lion became Talavera angry. Very well, Talavera the hare said with a Talavera tone of disappointment. Talavera So it shall be. Talavera So the lion took the Talavera mangy donkey and the Talavera hare took the Talavera fat young bull. They Talavera continued on their way Talavera . As Talavera they went along Talavera the trail, Talavera the hare picked Talavera up eight eagle Talavera feathers and put Talavera them in his belt like Talavera knives. When Talavera they stopped to rest Talavera , the hare said: Talavera Lion, I have a Talavera set of eight light Talavera hunting knives. If I Talavera lose one I Talavera still have seven Talavera left. But you, Talavera the mighty hunter, Talavera you have only one. Talavera What will you do Talavera if you lose it Talavera ? The lion Talavera thought about this Talavera for a moment, Talavera and then he Talavera said: The mighty Talavera hunter should have the Talavera weapons, not Talavera the smallest and most Talavera insignificant of all animals Talavera . Let us trade. Talavera , that would be Talavera impossible, the Talavera hare said. Since Talavera I am so small Talavera I need more weapons Talavera rather than less Talavera . Do you argue Talavera with me? Talavera the lion Talavera said with temper Talavera . Very well, here Talavera they are. I am Talavera not a man to Talavera argue with you Talavera . He gave the Talavera lion the Talavera eight eagle feathers Talavera and took the Talavera lion's knife, Talavera and they continued Talavera on their way Talavera . When they Talavera came to the Talavera lion's cave, Talavera the hare stopped Talavera and looked at it. Talavera It had a single Talavera door. He Talavera shook his Talavera head and clicked Talavera his Talavera tongue. Yes Talavera , he said, Talavera just as I Talavera thought--- Talavera your house is Talavera a trap. What Talavera are you saying? the Talavera lion asked in Talavera surprise. Only Talavera a single door, Talavera the hare said Talavera . Aren't you Talavera afraid? I'm Talavera afraid of nothing Talavera that moves! Talavera the lion roared. Talavera Where is there anything Talavera for me to Talavera fear? Aren't Talavera you afraid of Talavera Men? Men! Ah, Talavera well, only Talavera of Men . . . Talavera Look at my Talavera house over there, Talavera the hare said. It Talavera has many entrances. If Talavera a hunter comes into Talavera my house looking for Talavera me by one door, Talavera then I leave by another. Talavera And if he enters Talavera by the Talavera second door I Talavera leave by the Talavera third. But if Talavera a hunter were Talavera to enter your Talavera house, where would Talavera you go? You Talavera are right! Talavera the lion said. Talavera I never before Talavera thought of it! Talavera We shall trade! Talavera Trade? Oh, no, Talavera I couldn't, Talavera the hare said Talavera . I don't Talavera care to live in Talavera a trap! The Talavera lion looked very Talavera severely at the Talavera hare. So the Talavera hare said hurriedly Talavera : Very well, Talavera if you insist upon Talavera it! So the hare Talavera and the lion changed Talavera houses. Hare Talavera went into Lion's Talavera house and closed Talavera the door. Talavera He killed his bull Talavera and cooked it Talavera and grew fatter Talavera than before Talavera . The lion Talavera moved into Talavera the hare's cave Talavera . Then he Talavera took one of the Talavera eagle feathers from Talavera his belt and tried Talavera to Talavera kill his Talavera donkey with it Talavera . The feather Talavera could not Talavera kill the donkey Talavera . It only tickled Talavera him. The lion Talavera took another feather Talavera from his belt Talavera and tried to Talavera kill the donkey. Talavera It tickled the donkey Talavera worse. He laughed Talavera . He Talavera couldn't Talavera stop laughing. Talavera The lion took Talavera out another feather and Talavera tried to kill Talavera the donkey. It Talavera tickled the donkey Talavera so that Talavera he couldn't Talavera stand it any Talavera more. He broke Talavera loose from the Talavera lion and escaped Talavera into the fields Talavera . And now, Talavera whenever the donkey thinks Talavera of how the lion Talavera tickled him with eagle Talavera feathers he laughs. Talavera You can hear it Talavera for yourself. Talavera It was not often that Talavera the tortoise and Talavera the eagle met Talavera , for the one Talavera spent his days in Talavera the clouds and Talavera the other in Talavera the under a Talavera bush. However, Talavera when the eagle Talavera heard what a Talavera warm-hearted little Talavera fellow the tortoise Talavera was, he went Talavera to pay a call Talavera on him. The tortoise Talavera family showed Talavera such pleasure in Talavera his company and Talavera fed him so Talavera lavishly that the Talavera eagle returned Talavera again and again, Talavera while every time Talavera as he flew Talavera away he laughed, Talavera Ha, ha! I can enjoy the Talavera hospitality of the Talavera tortoise on Talavera the ground Talavera but he can never Talavera reach my eyrie Talavera in the Talavera tree-top! The Talavera eagle's frequent Talavera visits, his selfishness Talavera and ingratitude became the Talavera talk of the forest Talavera animals. The eagle and Talavera the frog were Talavera never on speaking terms Talavera , for the eagle was Talavera accustomed to swooping Talavera down to carry a frog Talavera home for supper Talavera . So the frog Talavera called from the Talavera stream bank Talavera , Friend tortoise Talavera , give me Talavera beans and I Talavera will give you Talavera wisdom. After Talavera enjoying the Talavera bowl of beans Talavera the frog said Talavera , Friend tortoise, Talavera the eagle Talavera is abusing your Talavera kindness, for Talavera after every Talavera visit he flies Talavera away laughing, Talavera 'Ha ha! Talavera I can enjoy Talavera the hospitality Talavera of the tortoise Talavera on the ground Talavera but he Talavera can never enjoy Talavera mine, for my Talavera eyrie is in Talavera the tree- Talavera tops.' Next Talavera time the eagle Talavera visits you, Talavera say, 'Give Talavera me a gourd, Talavera and I will send Talavera food to your Talavera wife and children Talavera too'. The eagle Talavera brought a gourd Talavera , enjoyed a feast Talavera , and as he left Talavera he called back, Talavera I will call later Talavera for the Talavera present for Talavera my wife. The Talavera eagle flew away Talavera laughing to himself Talavera as usual, Talavera Ha ha! I have Talavera enjoyed the Talavera tortoise's food Talavera , but he can Talavera never come to Talavera my eyrie to Talavera taste of mine Talavera . The frog arrived Talavera and said, Now Talavera , tortoise Talavera , get into Talavera the gourd. Your Talavera wife will cover you Talavera over with fresh Talavera food and the Talavera eagle will carry Talavera you to his Talavera home in the treetops. Talavera Presently the Talavera eagle returned Talavera . The tortoise's wife Talavera told him, My Talavera husband is away Talavera but he left this Talavera gourd filled Talavera with food for Talavera your family. Talavera The Talavera eagle flew away Talavera with the gourd Talavera , little suspecting that Talavera the tortoise was Talavera inside. The tortoise Talavera could hear Talavera every word Talavera as he laughed Talavera , Ha! ha! Talavera I share the tortoise's Talavera food but he Talavera can never visit Talavera my eyrie to Talavera share mine. As Talavera the gourd was Talavera emptied out Talavera onto the eagle's eyrie Talavera , the tortoise Talavera crawled from it and Talavera said, Friend eagle Talavera , you have so often Talavera visited my home Talavera that I Talavera thought it would Talavera be nice to Talavera enjoy the Talavera hospitality of yours Talavera . The eagle was Talavera furious. Talavera I will Talavera peck the flesh Talavera from your bones Talavera , he said. But Talavera he only hurt his Talavera beak against the Talavera tortoise's hard Talavera back. I see what Talavera sort of friendship Talavera you offer me, Talavera said the Talavera tortoise, when Talavera you threaten to Talavera tear me limb Talavera from limb. Talavera He continued, Talavera Under the Talavera circumstances, please Talavera take me Talavera home, for Talavera our pact Talavera of friendship Talavera is at an end Talavera . Take Talavera you home Talavera , indeed! shrieked Talavera the eagle. I Talavera will fling you to Talavera the ground and Talavera you will be Talavera smashed to bits Talavera in your fall. Talavera The tortoise bit Talavera hold of the eagle's Talavera leg. Let me go, Talavera let go of my Talavera leg, let go of Talavera my leg, groaned the Talavera great bird. I Talavera will gladly do Talavera so when you Talavera set me down Talavera at my own home Talavera , said the tortoise, Talavera and he tightened his Talavera hold on the eagle's Talavera leg. The eagle flew high Talavera into the clouds and Talavera darted down with Talavera the speed of an Talavera arrow. He shook his Talavera leg. He turned Talavera and twirled, Talavera but it was to Talavera no purpose. He Talavera could not rid Talavera himself of the tortoise Talavera until he set Talavera him down Talavera safely in his Talavera own home. Talavera As the eagle Talavera flew away the Talavera tortoise called Talavera after him, Friendship Talavera requires the Talavera contribution of Talavera two parties. Talavera I welcome you Talavera and you Talavera welcome me. Talavera Since, however, Talavera you have chosen Talavera to make a Talavera mockery of it, Talavera laughing at me Talavera for my hospitality Talavera , you need not Talavera call again.