He seized the conch, blew it
loudly, and cried out, "Oh, Ram! I wish to be blind of one eye!" And
so he was, in a twinkling, but the Money-lender, of course, was blind
of both, and in trying to steer his way between the two new wells he
fell into one, and was drowned.
Now, this true story shows that a Farmer once got the better of a
Money-lender--but only by losing one of his eyes.
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TIT FOR TAT
ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
There once lived a Camel and a Jackal who were great friends. One day
the Jackal said to the Camel, "I know that there is a fine field of
sugarcane on the other side of the river. If you will take me across,
I'll show you the place. This plan will suit me as well as you. You
will enjoy eating the sugarcane, and I am sure to find many crabs'
bones and bits of fish by the riverside, on which to make a good
dinner."
The Camel consented, and swam across the river, taking the Jackal,
who could not swim, on his back. When they reached the other side, the
Camel went to eating the sugarcane, and the Jackal ran up and down the
river bank, devouring all the crabs, bits of fish, and bones he could
find.
But being a much smaller animal, he had made an excellent meal before
the Camel had eaten more than two or three mouthfuls; and no sooner
had he finished his dinner than he ran round and round the sugarcane
field, yelping and howling with all his might.
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