And you must not take your herd near the villages where
hunters live."
So Beauty and Brownie and their herds set out. Beauty traveled at
night and did not go near any villages, and at last brought his herd
safely to the high hills. Not a single Deer did Beauty lose.
But Brownie forgot what his father had said. Early each morning he
started off with his herd, going along all through the day. When he
saw a village, he led his herd right past it. Again and again hunters
saw the herd, and they killed many, many of the Deer in Brownie's
herd.
When crops had been cut, the Deer started back to the forest. Beauty
led all his herd back, but stupid Brownie traveled in the daytime, and
again he took his herd past the villages. When he reached the forest
only a few were left of all Brownie's herd.
XXI
THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG
Once upon a time a Dog used to go into the stable where the king's
Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the food that was
left after the Elephant had finished eating.
Day after day the Dog went to the stable, waiting around for bits to
eat.
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