The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-29


Hearing this, the lion was at the limit
of astonishment and observed 'lt is
shameful of thee to speak thus, Q horse,
noble and vigorous as thou art, about Il
miserable being thou couldst surel y dis
patch with one kick. Look at me | am
not 50 big as thou but | have promised
the goose here to rid the earth forever of
this ridiculous tyrant, Ibn- Adam, by eating
him up entirely. 10 this the horse made
answer Far he from thee such unto
ward thought, o jungle prince Make
no mistake about thy strength and swift
ness or mine in dealing with man. In his
hands my yigor is as water He iastens
heel ropes upon my hoofs aud ties my muz-
zle up to a ring upon the wall So that |
can neither run away nor lie down. Then
he bitches a saddle ON me with two strong
girth> and puts a twisted metal bit in my
mouth with a bride that makes me 90
where he will and. being 81 mounted he
forces me hither aud thither with horrid
things called spurs that cover my body
with blood When | am old and weak
he MEATS to sell me 10 some miller, who
will make me turn the milstunes night and
day until drop Then the knacker will
Kill me ani bargain my skin away to the
tanners aud my long hair to the weavers
who make ropes and bays That Is why
| am tiyiu- away from Ibn-Adam
The Young lion was greatly affected at
thl, and roared out aloud 1t is time
indeed that cleared the earth from such
a s,uurge Tel me, friend horse, where
can find this thing, a man =? and the
hoIse replied / ran away from him at
noon lie Is coming this way. Have a
care just aS the horse was speaking a
new cloud of dust in the desert So alarmed
him that he went off at a sudden bound,
and We saw approaching huge eamel with
long les and >waying neck. utteriug hoarse
grumhlingS Aud he. too, told his tale of
the terrible Ibn Adam aud fed away ike
the rest
Then all of a sudden there came out
OF the thieket little old man with cum
uiuz eyes and weather beaten aspect, ear
ryins over his shoulder basket of carpen
ter : tools aud on his head eight or ten
large planks Of wood.
Ny lord peacock aud my lady peaheu
At sight Of this |, the goose could not
utter word to warn the hon, but wa,
struck dumb with fear He meanwhile,
vastly amused at the appearance OF this
small. withcrtl being. >talked nearer tc
examine him whereon the carpenter fang
himself Hat aud said in a humble, dcprc
eating voice o mighty prince and most
famous. who Io-t iill the highest place OF
all created thing-. I wish thee good day
and the blessings Of Allah myself am
a poor creature who entreats thy protec
iion from the evils Of the oppressor
Herewith he BEGAN piteouSly TO SIGH and
weep
Touched hy his tear, the young lion
lowered hi- proud tone and asked Who.
then. hath oppressed thee, most polite aud
byzt spoken Of al animals. even though
thou art certainly the ugliest
The other answered Lord Of all
woodland things | am a poor beast that i
called carpenter, ana my oPpres,or Is lbn
Adam Al my lord lion, Allah keel
thee from his tricks He makes me work
al iay hong without pay, and now, dying
with hunger, am gladly runnag away
from the place where he lives
-Ou this the lion vas more furious than
ever The foam fell from his mouth. his
eyes flashed lightning, and he ruareJ
loundly. Where then Is this Ibn- Adam
TIN, father of ealamities, that may smash
and crush him and ayenge his victims
The man answered Sire, thou wilt soor
see him. lie Is now after me, furious Al
having no one to build him houses Tn,
lion said % little beast that goes 50 III
pu lhv two foolish feet and art called car
penter What are houses aud whittier
io>t thou weud :? The man replied a
house Is for rich ones to live in, great
prince. aud am now going with thi
basket and these planks to build hous,
for the wuzeer Of my lord /, father, tn,
leopard. who desires 70 have an abod,
where he may shelter himself from lbn
Adam. who i, expected in these parts
Thereon the young lion waxed jealous
Of the leopard and said to the carpenter
By my lfc. it Is an extreme presumption
un the part Of thy father wuzeer to build
himself house when We have none. Get
thee to work at once and construct me here
this abode As for the wuzeer, let him
wait Ny lord, the carpenter answer
ed. I promise TO come back when the
leopard ; order is finished. His anger viii
otherwise be too terrible And then will
build thee not indeed house, but a
palace. But the young lion being impa-
tient did bat pat the man On the breast
with hi, great paw, aud down he went on
the sand with his plank- and basket.
Thcreat the lion shook his great fanks with
laughter, seeing the terror of the miserable
little fellow, who had picked himself up
and began 10 yet to work full gloomily,
though this was just what he wanted and
for which he had in truth come.
Right carefully did the carpenter take
the measure of the lion in length and
breadth and in height, and soon he had
erected on the sand solidly built box with
a narrow entrance He had 80 driven the
nails that the sharp points all came through
inside, aud he had left few small holes
for draft, all which being finished he re
specially invited the lion to 90 in. The
lion objected that the door was too low
Ouoth the carpenter Bend down thy
princely back. @ sovereign master, and 50
enter Once inside my lord will find room
enough On this the lion crouched and
wrigsled his body within the construction;
leaving his tail outside, but this the car
peuter quickly curled up and stuffed in
along with the rest of him, af'terward hast
ily closing the door with plank and nail
inc it down.
"Thereupon the hapless lion tried TO
burst the walls but the shart points of the
nails pierced his skin in 4 hundred places,
50 that he became covered with blood and
mad with pain and reared forth, Wretch
of carpenter what kind Of house hast
thou made for me and what are these
points that pierce me ? The man with q
voice of triumph replied "'It is lbn-
Adams house, and those are the mai
points of Ibn-A Adam Dog of the desert