A right once surrendered may be lost forever.
A story is told by the Kermanjis of Persia of how the jackals
came to inhabit the desert. In olden days the jackals were
the domesticated pets of Kerman, while the dogs dwelt among
the ruins outside the city walls. The wily dogs asked the
noble jackals if they would not exchange places for just three
days, in order that the invalids among the dogs might recover
their strength and health, at the same time enlarging upon the
beauties of the desert life. The generous jackals consented.
But when the stipulated period expired the dogs declined to
yield their place, saying, “No, thank you, we prefer to stay
where we are, and do not wish ever to return to the desert.” So
the outwitted jackals went howling away, and have been wailing
nightly ever since.
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See PROGRESS BY DISPLACEMENT.
=Display, Vain=--See NOTORIETY.