down the bank and fell into the water. The Elephant looked, but did not see him, and went away. The Hare climbed out and thought, "Where can I run now?" At last he thought he would just stay still in the road. The Elephant came along the road and saw him and said to him in the Hare language, "Have you seen the Hare who has been stealing in my garden?" The Hare said, "Do not speak to me in the Hare language because I do not understand it. I only speak the language of that kind of animal whose coat is wet when the sun shines!" (His coat was wet.) So the Elephant went on and the Hare went home and did not steal again.
The Exile.
There was a Man and he was told to go away by his own people, because he was always quarrelling and hitting them. He said, "Very well," and he took his bundle and went on the road, singing as he looked at his home:
"Near that black cloud is my home;
Very well, it does not matter,
There is my home!"
He met a Hare. It said, "Where are you going?" He said, "I am searching for a home where I may remain, since my own people have told me to go." The Hare said, "Take care! Go on and see what is beyond."
The Man went on his way singing, "Near that black cloud," etc. He met a Guinea Fowl. It said, "Where are you going?" He said, "I seek a home where I may stay; my own people have told me to go." The Guinea Fowl said, "Take care! Go on! See what is beyond."
He went on his way singing, "Near that black cloud," etc. He met an Elephant, who asked him the same question. He answered as before, and the Elephant said, "Take care! Go on and see what is beyond."
