The Sa'-Zada Tales

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Fraser William Alexander. The Sa'-Zada Tales

Introduction

FIRST NIGHT. THE STORIES OF WHITE, YELLOW, AND BLACK LEOPARD

SECOND NIGHT. THE STORY OF HATHI GANESH, THE WHITE-EARED ELEPHANT

THIRD NIGHT. THE STORIES OF GIDAR, THE JACKAL, AND COYOTE, THE PRAIRIE WOLF

FOURTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF RAJ BAGH, THE KING TIGER

FIFTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF THE TRIBE OF KING COBRA

SIXTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF THE MONKEYS

SEVENTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF BIRDS OF A FEATHER

EIGHTH NIGHT. THE STORIES OF BUFFALO AND BISON

NINTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF UNT, THE CAMEL

TENTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF BIG TUSK, THE WILD BOAR

ELEVENTH NIGHT. THE STORIES OF OOHOO, THE WOLF, AND SHER ABI, THE CROCODILE

TWELFTH NIGHT. THE STORY OF SA'-ZADA, THE "ZOO" KEEPER

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Through the listless leaves of the oaks and elms the moon was spraying silver over the hot earth when Sa'-zada, throwing down bars and unlocking gates, passed the words to his friends to gather at Leopard's cage.

As he slipped the chain from Hathi's foot, and it fell with a soft clink on the hay bed, he said, "Ganesh, you of the one tusk, keep thou the Jungle Dwellers in order, for if one may judge from the manners of one's own kind, who are men, this weather is a breeder of evil tempers."

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"Why did you not bite it off?" queried Wolf.

"Neither would you," answered Leopard; "though I tried. The evil-minded Men seemed to know just what I would do, and had put a big loose bamboo over the cord. It was always down against my paw, and simply whirled about from my teeth."

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