The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-19
TIE Ass AND THE LION.
Translated From the Portuguese Of Antoine Leandro's
"Cld Time Tales"
by VILLAIN S. pRoE. NJ. D.

DO SOU asE ur why I upbraii youf
/ wish you to know that you have do.
prvcd nc ~ the greatest pleasure
ever received You thought perhaps
TINT 1 was suffering. while l was
myishcd with delight
"What Kind of delight" asked Che |
Hon
"lt was on purpose thut landed ON |
the log. my lorcIcvi uu one side hud /
my hind feet nn the other Chat ! might |
balance myself. aud know which ~
heaviest my head or my nil'
"You are indeed cWuuinr creature
answered thr lion. ~ never would
have believed whut ! do of you, if
] had NOT leaned hy my own ohscrvu'
ton. am satisfied thnt You ought To-
De l,iue of the mountain
Going further ON. they camc TO O
wilde aud swift lowing river
"Brnucllon. my friend said iho
lion. "lf you arc willing, We WIN again
Try our strength aud dcNterliy IN
swimming This rlyer'
81 am willing" mld Buncnllon, "but
/ MNlN th H'' s"" "" iNf tt''"
l do"
The lion. WHO was good swimmer.
crossed The river n less than no time.
Standing on the opposite shore. he
called OUT
"BraucalIon. what are you doing over
thorcg Why don't you swim oycri
Courage! Courage! / um waiting Tor
you"
Tho poor ass throw himself into Tho
water ana SWAIN 10 the middle OF Tho
river where overcome by The force of
the current aud the waves, hlH head
went under nnd ho soon sank entirely
, ont OF sight The Hon know not whnl
10 do. foadug on the one hand that th,
. MSS would drown. and on the other
, that Sc ne helped him. he might nsalr
be- angry. aud kill him. He finally dc
cidcd TO holph him. aud plunged into th'
< stream and caught hiu-iy the ill
which he pulled 20 long nnd virorous
+ iy thni De succeeded in getting him &
The bank.
10 The ass. finding himself ON land. safI
@ from the terrible waves. put himself
into passion ns before and abused th'
b Hon
'rraltorl wrctchm he exclaimed
+. "you are my cyil spirit, dcprlylng ml
on an that 1 enjoy Al me! Whol
J.. shall again have such cnioymenif'
The lion tried Ito excuse himself
saying:
1t "Comradc. my dear friend, ! wa
,e afraid yur would drown In the river
q. That Is wl, drew you out though
was doing you favor instead o
Is displcnslng you
70 keep silence I pray YOU" snld th
Is ass "But tell me. II you can. VIVA
10 profit or pleasure you had ln swimming
'e the rivcrf'
"None." answered the lion.
nj 'Scc n hud none. returned the asi
W sinking the water from his long ear
ID and body. Then seelng % little hs
Of fan NJ his feet. Doe cyclalmeh' ~
you sec now. you great hluckheH'
he what Won have doncl NJ I had oul
been allowed DO go to the bottom of th
%. river should ai my ease ana pleasui
40 have nkrn multitude or those iishe
lf I warn You now not to Interfere wit
] me AMY more. &c you DO NOT wish
be- make me your enemy which Woul
not hc well Tor YOU. assure yo
Whenever you think me dead or
se danger OF death. I wish you 10 len'
cy mo alone. Cor what seems 10 you dc1i
ON Is life nud happiness 10 me-
The shades OF night were now cat
mt orlng. ANA the lion and ass sought
nr placc OF rep0sc The next mornir
10. they were awuko nt the hrst dawn
on llrht. and agreed 10 so hunting. Il
Of lion IN one direction, the ass I'm ano,hC
ng and TO meet again nt q certain ho
and place. when the one who had en-
m. lured the most game, was 20 be XII
Ell " the mountain.
he The Hon wont into the deepest pn
OF Of the forest, where he felled ana u
me much prey. the ass went 10 q FAR
he where he saw the barn door opon, m
a great pile OF OATS ON the barn no,
on. lie entered wlthou. leave, aud nto
much oats that he WINS ready to bur
lie then repaired 90 the place whe
me- lie was 90 meet tlc Hon nnd lay dow
o. A raven dying hy ana saeing him lyl
De, motlonlc.s. Thought he was dead, a
I'm lighting ON him. picked oG the grail
Oh oats thut wore atill % King 10 !
an. llps. vcxcd with The raven. the O.
,on struck &c such blow with one OF
'hc hoofs that q feIl dead beside him.
on. when ihc lion returned from I
Inn chase. he snld 10 BraucalIon,
p. clear what ! have taken and Z
70 me lf / am not a good hunterP
Then he told what game ho b
Irel taken 49,