10. THE LION'S ILLNESS.

original, in the Hottentot language, is in Sir G. Grey's Library, G. Krönlein's Manuscript, pp. 29, 30.)

Lion, it is said, was ill, and they all went to see. in his suffering. But the Jackal did not go, ase the traces of the people who went to see him not turn back. Thereupon, he was accused by Hyena, who said, "Though I go to look, yet the al does not want to come and look at the man's rings."

en the Lion let the Hyena go, in order that she at catch the Jackal; and she did so, and brought

he Lion asked the Jackal: "Why did you not e here to see me?" The Jackal said, "Oh no! I heard that my uncle was so very ill, I went e witch (doctor), to consult him, whether and medicine would be good for my uncle against pain. The doctor said to me, 'Go and tell your e to take hold of the Hyena and draw off her , and put it on while it is still warm. Then he

will recover.' The Hyena is one who does not care for my uncle's sufferings."

The Lion followed his advice, got hold of the Hyena, drew the skin over her ears, whilst she howled with all her might, and put it on.

11. THE DOVE AND THE HERON.

original, in the Hottentot language, is in Sir G. Grey's Library, G. Krönlein's Manuscript, pp. 13, 14.)

Jackal, it is said, came once to the Dove, who on the top of a rock, and said, "Give me one our little children." The Dove answered: "I not do anything of the kind." The Jackal said, ve it me at once! Otherwise, I shall fly up to Then she threw one down to him.

e came back another day, and demanded another e child, and she gave it to him. After the Jackal gone, the Heron came, and asked, "Dove, why you cry ?" The dove answered him: "The kal has taken away my little children; it is for this

I cry." He asked her, "In what manner can take them ?" She answered him: "When he ed me I refused him; but when he said, 'I shall nce fly up, therefore give it me,' I threw it down im." The Heron said, "Are you such a fool as to e your children to the Jackals, who cannot fly ?" n, with the admonition to give no more, he went

y.

The Jackal came again, and said, "Dove, give me a little child." The Dove refused, and told him that the Heron had told her that he could not fly up. The Jackal said, "I shall catch him."

So when the Heron came to the banks of the water, the Jackal asked him: "Brother Heron, when the wind comes from this side, how will you stand ?" He turned his neck towards him and said, "I stand thus, bending my neck on one side." The Jackal asked him again, "When a storm comes and when it rains, how do you stand ?" He said to him: “I stand thus, indeed, bending my neck down."

Then the Jackal beat him on his neck, and broke his neck in the middle.

Since that day the Heron's neck is bent.