The villagers heard him, and thought, "There is a jackal among the
sugarcanes; he will be scratching holes in the ground and spoiling the
roots of the plants." And they all went down to the place to drive him
away. But when they got there they found to their surprise not only a
Jackal, but a Camel who was eating the sugarcanes! This made them very
angry, and they caught the poor Camel and drove him from the field and
beat him and beat him until he was nearly dead.
When they had gone, the Jackal said to the Camel, "We had better go
home." And the Camel said, "Very well; then jump upon my back, as you
did before."
So the Jackal jumped upon the Camel's back, and the Camel began to
recross the river. When they had got well into the water, the Camel
said: "This is a pretty way in which you have treated me, friend
Jackal. No sooner had you finished your own dinner than you must go
yelping about the place loud enough to arouse the whole village, and
bring all the villagers down to beat me black and blue, and turn me
out of the field before I had eaten two mouthfuls! What in the world
did you make such a noise for?"
"I don't know," said the Jackal. "It is a custom I have.
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