Then while he went to get his oxen
to till his fields, at that moment, his wife opened the sack, set the lamb
free, and replaced it by a dog. The peasant took the sack and went to his
work. He attached his oxen and set to work, till the arrival of the jackal.
The jackal said to him, "Where is that promise you made me?"
"It is in the sack. Open it and you'll find the lamb which I give you."
He followed his advice, opened the sack, and saw two eyes which shone more
brightly than those of a lamb, and said to the laborer, "My friend, you
have deceived me."
"How have I deceived you?" asked the other. "As for the lamb, I put him in
the sack. Open it well; I do not lie."
The jackal followed his advice, he opened the sack, a dog jumped fiercely
out. When the jackal saw the dog he ran away, but the dog caught him and
ate him up.
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SALOMON AND THE GRIFFIN
Our Lord Salomon was talking one day with the genii. He said to them:
"There is born a girl at Dabersa and a boy at Djaberka. This boy and this
girl shall meet," he added.
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