Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Hunter and the Horseman
THE HUNTER AND THE HORSEMAN
A certain Hunter having snared a hare, placed it upon his shoulders, and set out homewards. He met on his way with a man on horseback who begged the hare of him, under the pretence of purchasing it. The Horseman having got the hare, rode off as fast as he could. The Hunter ran after him, as if he was sure of overtaking him. The Horseman, however, increasing more and more the distance between them, the Hunter, sorely against his will, called out to him, and said, "Get along with you! for I will now make you a present of the hare."