Section Sublist.
Inductive sublist (A : Type) : (list A) -> (list A) -> Prop :=
| sublist_refl : forall l, sublist l l
| sublist_skip : forall l1 h t, sublist l1 t -> sublist l1 (h :: t)
| sublist_cons : forall h t1 t2, sublist t1 t2 -> sublist (h :: t1) (h :: t2).
Hint Constructors sublist.

Lemma sublist_app_skip A (l1 l2 l3 : list A) : sublist l1 l3 -> sublist l1 (l2 ++ l3).