THE THREE TRUTHS

One day a Hyæna met a Goat by the way. He tells the Goat, "Before you

move from this place you tell me three words which shall all be true,

or I eat you."

The Goat said, "You met me in this place. If you return, [and if] you

reach the other Hyænas and tell them, 'I have met a Goat by the way,

but I did not kill him,' they will say, 'You are telling a lie.'"

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