(From Sir James E. Alexander’s “Expedition of Discovery into the
Interior of Africa,” vol. ii. p. 250.)
A Jackal and a Hyena went and hired themselves to a man to be his
servants. In the middle of the night the Jackal rose and smeared the
Hyena’s tail with some fat, and then ate all the rest of it which was
in the house. In the morning the man missed his fat, and he immediately
accused the Jackal of having eaten it.
“Look at the Hyena’s tail,” said the rogue, “and you will see who is
the thief.” The man did so, and then thrashed the Hyena till she was
nearly dead.