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'How unlucky you are, said Gudu, snatching the leaves; 'no sooner had you gone than ever so many people arrived, and washed their hands, as you see, and ate your portion. But, though Isuro knew better than to believe him, he said nothing, and went to bed hungrier than he had ever been in his life.
In the morning the mother of Gudu's betrothed came out to milk her goats, and on going to the bushes where the largest one seemed entangled, she found out the trick. She made such lament that the people of the village came running, and Gudu and Isuro jumped up also, and pretended to be as surprised and interested as the rest.
But once again the rabbit's hopes were dashed to the ground, for Gudu said hastily: 'The custom of the village forbids you to eat till I have finished. And Isuro did not know that Gudu was lying, and that he only wanted more food. So he saw hungrily looking on, waiting till his friend had had enough. In a little while Gudu screamed loudly: 'I am burnt! I am burnt! though he was not burnt at all.
Early next morning they started for another village, and passed on the way a large garden where people were very busy gathering monkey-nuts. 'You can have a good breakfast at last, said Gudu, pointing to a heap of empty shells; never doubting but that Isuro would meekly take the portion shown him, and leave the real nuts for himself.
'They would only make you ill. Be content with the green fruit. And as they were all he could get, Isuro was forced to put up with them. After this had happened two or three times, Isuro at last had his eyes opened, and made up his mind that, whatever Gudu told him, he would do exactly the opposite.
I will leave it all for you, as you have had no dinner, and take the yellow for myself. So the rabbit took one of the green oranges and began to bite it, but its skin was so hard that he could hardly get his teeth through the rind. 'It does not taste at all nice, he cried, screwing up his face; 'I would rather have one of the yellow ones. 'No! no! I really could not allow that, answered Gudu.
One day, when the sun was hotter even than usual, the rabbit awoke from his midday sleep, and saw Gudu the baboon standing beside him. 'Get up, said Gudu; 'I am going courting, and you must come with me. So put some food in a bag, and sling it round your neck, for we may not be able to find anything to eat for a long while.
However, by this time they had reached the village where dwelt Gudu's future wife, and as they entered Gudu pointed to a clump of bushes, and said to Isuro: 'Whenever I am eating, and you hear me call out that my food has burnt me, run as fast as you can and gather some of those leaves that they may heal my mouth.
Far away in a hot country, where the forests are very thick and dark, and the rivers very swift and strong, there once lived a strange pair of friends. Now one of the friends was a big white rabbit named Isuro, and the other was a tall baboon called Gudu, and so fond were they of each other that they were seldom seen apart.
But Isuro knew of a hole under the wood-pile, and when the fire was kindled he ran into the hole, but Gudu died there. When the fire had burned itself out and only ashes were left where the wood had been, Isuro came out of his hole, and said to the people: 'Lo! did I not speak well? He who killed your goat is among those ashes. Ian, the Soldier's Son
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