t on the alert. To the Rabbit of course he gave
a wee thin voice, to the Elephant he gave a deep bass, to the Buffalo a
hollow mooing. When he attempted the Lion, the veins of his temple and
neck were dreadfully distended as he made the effort; but when he
mimicked the Dog, one almost expected a little terrier-like dog to trot
up to the fire, so perfect was his yaup-yaup.

Every one agreed as Sabadu began his story that his manner, even his
style of sitting and smoothing his face, the pose of his head, betrayed
the man of practice. The following is his story:--

In Willimesi, Uganda, a Rabbit and an Elephant, coming from different
directions, met on a road one day, and being old friends, stopped to
greet one another, and chat about the weather and the crops, and to
exchange opinions on the state of trade. Finally the Rabbit proposed
that the Elephant should join him in a partnership to make a little
trading expedition to the Watusi shepherds, "because," said he, "I hear
there are some good chances to make profit among them. Cloth, I am
told, is very scarce there, and I think we might find a good bargain
awaiting us." The Elephant was nothing loth, and closed with the offer
of his little friend, and a couple of bales of assorted goods were
prepared for the journey.

They set out on particularly good terms with each other, and Rabbit, who
had a good store of experiences, amused the Elephant greatly. By-and-by
the pair of friends arrived at a river, and the Elephant, to whom the
water was agreeable, stepped in to cross it, but halted on hearing
Rabbit exclaim:

"Why, Elephant, you surely are not going to cross without me? Are we
not partners?"

"Of course we are partners, but I did not agree to carry you or your
pack. Why don't you step right in? The water is not deep, it scarcely
covers my feet."

"But, you stupid fellow, can you not see that what will scarcely cover
your feet is more than enough to drown me, and I can't swim a bit; and,
besides, if I get my fur wet I shall catch the ague, and how ever am I
to carry my pack across?"

"Well, I cannot help that. It was you who proposed to take the journey,
and I thought a wise fellow like you would have known that there were
rivers running across the road, and that you knew what to do. If you
cannot travel, then good-bye. I cannot stop here all day," and the
Elephant walked on across to the other side.

"Surly rascal," muttered Rabbit. "All right, my