"That big
Monkey," said the king to the archers, "saved the whole troop. I will
see to it that he is taken care of the rest of his life."
And the king kept his promise.
XIII
THE HAWKS AND THEIR FRIENDS
A family of Hawks lived on an island in a lake not far from the great
forest. On the northern shore of this lake lived a Lion, King of
Beasts. On the eastern shore lived a Kingfisher. On the southern shore
of the lake lived a Turtle.
"Have you many friends near here?" the Mother Hawk asked the Father
Hawk.
"No, not one in this part of the forest," he said.
"You must find some friends. We must have some one who can help us if
ever we are in danger, or in trouble," said the Mother Hawk.
"With whom shall I make friends?" asked the Father Hawk.
"With the Kingfisher, who lives on the eastern shore, and with the
Lion on the north," said the Mother Hawk, "and with the Turtle who
lives on the southern shore of this lake."
The Father Hawk did so.
One day men hunted in the great forest from morning until night, but
found nothing.
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