A woman’s friend

The following tale is told among certain African tribes. The cat, conscious of his dignity and impotence, resolved only to be friendly to the strongest and most powerful of living creatures.
Having seen a hare put to flight by a jackal , he became friendly with the latter , only to scorn
It whenhe saw it frightened by a leopard. His new friend , the leopard, was driven away by a
lion, the lion frightened by a charging elephant, and the elephant killed and eaten by a man .
Satisfied that he had , at last , found the “ lord of creation ‘, whom no other living creature
could withstand, the cat transferred his friendship to the man. For many moons they
hunted together, then one day the man returned to his home, and entered, leaving the cat
waiting for him outside in the sun. Suddenly a loud shrill sound of anger arose in the hut ,
and the ‘ lord of creation ‘ rushed out, pale and trembling, followed by a volley of pots and
pans, curious to see the powerful being who could put to ignominious flight the conqueror
of all other creatures, the cat walked into the hut and saw - a woman. Since that time, he
has always remained her friend .

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