. Tales of the Punjab : told by the people . 2 TALES OF THE PUNJAB So he set off to find his fortune, and on the wayhe saw a tigress, licking her paw, and moaning mourn-fully. He was just about to run away from theterrible creature, when she called to him faintly,saying, Good lad, if you will take out this thorn forme, I shall be for ever grateful. Not I ! answered the lad. Why, if I begin to •~v^*p > *- i I «U_ J~-slS£^ F 1 • •> t5SS(V J. pull it out, and it pains you, you will kill me with apat of your paw. No, no ! cried the tigress, I will turn my faceto this tree, and when the
. Tales of the Punjab : told by the people . 2 TALES OF THE PUNJAB So he set off to find his fortune, and on the wayhe saw a tigress, licking her paw, and moaning mourn-fully. He was just about to run away from theterrible creature, when she called to him faintly,saying, Good lad, if you will take out this thorn forme, I shall be for ever grateful. Not I ! answered the lad. Why, if I begin to •~v^*p > *- i I «U_ J~-slS£^ F 1 • •> t5SS(V J. pull it out, and it pains you, you will kill me with apat of your paw. No, no ! cried the tigress, I will turn my faceto this tree, and when the pain comes I will pat it! To this the soldiers son agreed ; so he pulled outthe thorn, and when the pain came the tigress gavethe tree such a blow that the trunk split all to she turned towards the soldiers son, and saidgratefully, Take this box as a reward, my son, butdo not open it until you have travelled nine miles. SIR BUZZ 3 So the soldiers son thanked the tigress, and setoff with the box to find his fortui16- Now when hehad gone five miles, he felt certain that the boxweighed more than it had at first, and every steP hetook it seemed to grow heavier and heavier,tried to struggle on—though it was a11 he could doto carry the box—until he had g°ne about ei&htmiles and a quarter, when his patience gave way. I believe that tigress was a witch; and is Pla7ing offher tricks upon me, he cried, but l wil1 stand thisnonsense
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