nd, the most
selfish and cowardly of the forest community. The Leopard is the enemy
at all times, night and day, of every animal, unless it be the lion and
the elephant. As for the Dog, where is the man who is not acquainted
with his fidelity, his courage in time of danger, his watchful care of
his interests by night, and his honest love for the family which feeds
him? My story is here ended.

CHAPTER ELEVEN.

A SECOND VERSION OF THE LEOPARD AND THE DOG STORY.

Sarboko, who was originally from Unyoro, a country which lies to the
north of Uganda, and had been employed as a page by Mtesa, king of
Uganda, protested that his version of how the dog became estranged from
the leopard, his chum, was nearer the truth than that given by Kadu.
Perceiving that he was inclined to contribute to our amusement, for a
reason of his own, we ranged ourselves around the camp fire in the usual
way and prepared to listen to another version of a legend which is
popular among most of the tribes dwelling in the Lake Region.

HOW THE DOG OUTWITTED THE LEOPARD.

In the early time there was a dog and a leopard dwelling together in a
cave like chums. They shared and fared alike. Exact half of everything
and equal effort were the terms upon which they lived. Many and many a
famous raid among the flocks and fowls in the human villages they made.
The leopard was by far the strongest and boldest, and was most
successful in catching prey. Dog lived so well on the spoils brought
home by his friend that he became at last fat and lazy, and he began to
dislike going out at night in the rain and cold dew, and to hide this
growing habit from Leopard he had to be very cunning. He always
invented some excuse or another to explain why he brought nothing to the
common larder, and finally he hit upon a new plan of saving himself from
the toil and danger.

Just before dusk one day, Leopard and Dog were sociably chatting
together, when Leopard said that he intended that night to catch a fine
fat black goat which he had observed in the nearest village to their
den. He had watched him getting fatter every day, and he was bent upon
bringing him home.

"Black is it?" cried Dog. "That is strange, for that is also the colour
of the one I purposed to catch to-night."

The two friends slept until most of the night was gone, but when there
were signs that morning was not far off they silently loped away to
their work.

They parted at the village whi