t it quite out.

'Now,' said the cunning creature to himself, 'I shall be able in the
dark to steal his meat!' But the rabbit had grown as cunning as he, and
standing in a corner hid the meat behind him, so that the baboon could
not find it.

'O Gudu!' he cried, laughing aloud, 'it is you who have taught me to be
clever.' And calling to the people of the house, he bade them kindle the
fire, for Gudu would sleep by it, but that he would pass the night with
some friends in another hut.

It was still quite dark when Isuro heard his name called very softly,
and, on opening his eyes, beheld Gudu standing by him. Laying his finger
on his nose, in token of silence, he signed to Isuro to get up and
follow him, and it was not until they were some distance from the hut
that Gudu spoke.

'I am hungry and want something to eat better than that nasty porridge
that I had for supper. So I am going to kill one of those goats, and as
you are a good cook you must boil the flesh for me.' The rabbit nodded,
and Gudu disappeared behind a rock, but soon returned dragging the dead
goat with him. The two then set about skinning it, after which they
stuffed the skin with dried leaves, so that no one would have guessed
it was not alive, and set it up in the middle of a lump of bushes,
which kept it firm on its feet. While he was doing this, Isuro collected
sticks for a fire, and when it was kindled, Gudu hastened to another hut
to steal a pot which he filled with water from the river, and, planting
two branches in the ground, they hung the pot with the meat in it over
the fire.

'It will not be fit to eat for two hours at least,' said Gudu, 'so we
can both have a nap.' And he stretched himself out on the ground, and
pretended to fall fast asleep, but, in reality, he was only waiting till
it was safe to take all the meat for himself. 'Surely I hear him snore,'
he thought; and he stole to the place where Isuro was lying on a pile of
wood, but the rabbit's eyes were wide open.

'How tiresome,' muttered Gudu, as he went back to his place; and after
waiting a little longer he got up, and peeped again, but still the
rabbit's pink eyes stared widely. If Gudu had only known, Isuro was
asleep all the time; but this he never guessed, and by-and-bye he grew
so tired with watching that he went to sleep himself. Soon after, Isuro
woke up, and he too felt hungry, so he crept softly to the pot and ate
all the meat, while he tied the bones together and