AFRICAN LION 133

GIRAFFES 147

KANGAROO 147

ANDROCLES AND THE LION 161

LEOPARD 171

JAGUAR 171

THE CHAIN OF CONFLICT IN THE JUNGLE 191

GRAY WOLF 197

THE WONDERS OF THE JUNGLE

CHAPTER I

The Elephant Herd a Republic

An elephant herd is a kind of republic, something like the United States
of America, only much smaller and much simpler. So its leader is a sort
of president. He is usually the wisest elephant in the herd.

You may like to know how the elephants choose their president. I shall
tell you how they do that.

But you must first consider how the people of the United States choose
_their_ President. They find out who among their important men is best
able to lead them in all the great duties of the nation. Then they
choose _him_.

But if afterward they find that he is _not_ leading the nation in the
wisest manner, then the people of the United States choose another man
to be their President the next time.

The elephants in a herd do something like that. They first follow the
elephant who, they think, is best able to lead them. But if afterward
they find that he is not leading them through the jungle in the right
way, and that another elephant could lead them in a better manner, then
they follow him instead. He then becomes the president of the herd.

"But what is the best way of leading the herd through the jungle?" you
may ask.

I shall now tell you about that. The best way to lead the herd is _to
satisfy all their needs_. So the president of the herd has four great
duties.

_The Duties of the President_

First Duty: He must lead the herd in such a manner that all the
elephants will get enough _food to eat_ every day.

Second Duty: He must lead the herd in such a manner that all the
elephants will get enough _water to drink_ every day.

Third Duty: He must _keep order_ in the herd, and not allow any naughty
elephant to fight or quarrel.

Fourth Duty: He must guide the elephants in such a manner as to _avoid
all danger from outside_; and if such danger does happen to co