. In fableland . Elf, answered Echo. Leo was still more angry. He ranback and forth through the woods. Hegrowled and roared, and Echo growledand roared too. 162 I know it is some ot^ier lion, saidLeo. He has come here and thinkshe will be king in my place. But heshall not be king. I will find him, andthen we shall see who is stronger. Leo rushed through the woods louder he roared the louder Echoroared. Sometimes the voice seemedto come from one part of the woods,but when Leo reached there Echo wasin some other place. Now Reynard was out hunting thatmorning, too. , He heard the angryr
. In fableland . Elf, answered Echo. Leo was still more angry. He ranback and forth through the woods. Hegrowled and roared, and Echo growledand roared too. 162 I know it is some ot^ier lion, saidLeo. He has come here and thinkshe will be king in my place. But heshall not be king. I will find him, andthen we shall see who is stronger. Leo rushed through the woods louder he roared the louder Echoroared. Sometimes the voice seemedto come from one part of the woods,but when Leo reached there Echo wasin some other place. Now Reynard was out hunting thatmorning, too. , He heard the angryroars of Leo and came to see what wasthe matter. I think I will not go close to Leo 163. f- itf^ Il just now, he said. He is too Eeynard sat down behind a bigrock. He saw Leo run through thewoods. He heard him growl and roar,and he heard the answer of Echo. 164 At last Leo was so tired that he hadto sit down and rest. Then Reynard crept quietly throughthe bushes. King Leo, he said, rtiay I tell yousomething? What is it? asked Leo crossly. I do not think there is any otherlion in the woods, Leo, said Eeynard. There must be, said Leo. Didntyou hear him roar? Just listen. Leo gave a loud roar, and Echo sentthe roar back. Yes, I hear it, said Reynard, but,Leo, it is only your own voice thatcomes back to you in some queer way. 165 That cannot be, said Leo. I am sure it is so, said and you will hear my voicecome back, too. Then he gave two sharp little barks. Two barks came back from Echo. That is strange, said Leo. Do itagain. This time Reynard gave three shortyelps. Echo sent back three Leo tried, and again his roars andgrowls came back. I d
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