. My Apingi kingdom : with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c. . e more powerfullions might prove to be very unpleasant playmates. Atany rate, although the natives had assured me that theirclaws had been cut and that there was no danger, I hadno desire to have them tried on me. I noticed that whenever a goat came in sight theireyes would glare, and their tails would wag angrily, andit was very evident that the goats would stand a poorchance if these young beasts of prey had their own way. After their meals I would sometimes .seat myselfamong them, car
. My Apingi kingdom : with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c. . e more powerfullions might prove to be very unpleasant playmates. Atany rate, although the natives had assured me that theirclaws had been cut and that there was no danger, I hadno desire to have them tried on me. I noticed that whenever a goat came in sight theireyes would glare, and their tails would wag angrily, andit was very evident that the goats would stand a poorchance if these young beasts of prey had their own way. After their meals I would sometimes .seat myselfamong them, caress them, and scratch them. This theyseemed to enjoy amazingly, and would look at me withtheir peculiar eyes, which have nothing unkind or treach-erous in them when they are not hungry or angry. Theirlook contrasted strangely with that of the treacheroustiger or leopard. I wanted to know how these lions had been wanted to hear the story of my three friends, howthey had been deprived of their freedom, and how theyhad lost their j)apa and mcwima. I knew that they could 200 MT APINOI KINOD PLAYING WITU YOUNG LIONS. not have been taken away easily, unless the old folkswere out of the way on some excursion to get food forthemselves and their young. At last my curiosity wassatisfied, and their story was told me by the side of theyoung If they could have understoodthe speech, they would have known how they were madeprisonei-s. They certainly could not recollect the inci-dents which led to their captivity, as they were tooyoung at that time. The man who told me the story was an old man witha very white beard. Before he began, several peoplecame and seated themselves on the ground by our old man then began as follows: A party of Moors M^ere returning with their herdsfrom the pastures, which the heat had dried up. They THE LlOm AME AROUND. £01 were going to the southern part of the desert, where wa-ter was not so scarce, and where the grass wa
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