Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala by Kalidasa;Anonymous;Toru Dutt;Valmiki
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once was mightier than a herd of elephants. You know it, don't you?--
'Mighty may prove things insignificant:-- A tale of moonshine turned an elephant.' 'No! how was that?' I asked. The birds related-- THE STORY OF THE OLD HARE AND THE ELEPHANTS "Once on a time, very little rain had fallen in the due season; and the Elephants being oppressed with thirst, thus accosted their leader:--'Master, how are we to live? The small creatures find something to wash in, but we cannot, and we are half dead in consequence; whither shall we go then, and what shall we do?' Upon that the King of the Elephants led them away a little space; and showed them a beautiful pool of crystal water, where they took their ease. Now it chanced that a company of Hares resided on the banks of the pool, and the going and coming of the elephants trampled many of them to death, till one of their number named Hard-head grumbled out, 'This troop will be coming here to water every day, and every one of our family will be crushed.' 'Do not disquiet yourself,' said an old buck named Good-speed, 'I will contrive to avert it,' and so saying, he set off, bethinking himself on his way how he should approach and accost a herd of elephants; for, 'Elephants destroy by touching, snakes with point of tooth beguile; Kings by favor kill, and traitors murder with a fatal smile.' |
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