ura), long-tailed monkey (kra), and bear contains
the "king's necklace" incident, and many other situations worthy of
notice. A brief summary of the droll, which may be found in Roth,
1 : 342-346, is here given:--

The Kikura deceives the Plandok with the necklace sell (snare), and
the Plandok is caught. When the hunter comes up, the little animal
feigns death, and is thrown away. Immediately it jumps up, and is
off to revenge itself on the turtle. It entices the turtle into
a covered pit by pretending to give it a good place to sleep. Man
examining pitfall discovers turtle, and fastens it with a forked
stick. Monkey comes along, exchanges places with the turtle, but
escapes with his life by feigning dead, as did the Plandok. Monkey,
turtle, and Plandok go fishing. Monkey steals ride across stream on
back of good-natured fish, which he later treacherously kills. The
three friends prepare the fish, and Bruin comes along. Fearing the
size of the bear's appetite, they send him to wash the pan; and when
he returns, fish, monkey, turtle, and mouse-deer have disappeared.

The escape of snared animals and birds by shamming dead, and then
making off when the bunter or fowler throws them aside as worthless,
is commonly met with in Buddhistic fables.

TALE 60

THE TRIAL AMONG THE ANIMALS.

Narrated by Domingo Pineda of Pampanga.

In ancient times Sinukuan, the judge of the animals, lived in one of
the caves of Mount Arayat. He had formerly lived in a neighboring town;
but, since he was so brave and strong, the people began to envy him,
then to hate him. At last they made so many plots against his life,
that he gave up all his property and friends in the town, and went
to live in Mount Arayat, where he devoted all his time to gaining
the friendship of the animals there.

Now, it was not hard for Sinukuan to win the love of the animals, for
he had the power of changing himself into whatever form he pleased;
and he always took the form of those animals who came to him. It
was not long before all the animals realized the power, wisdom,
and justice of their good companion, so they made him their judge.

One day a bird came to Sinukuan's court, and asked Sinukuan to
punish the frog for being so noisy during the night, while it was
trying to sleep. Sinukuan summoned the troublesome frog, and asked
him the reason for his misbehavior. The frog answered respectfully,
"Sir, I was only crying for help, because the turtle