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THE EARTHQU AKE, , the story I am telling you hz = Asai tele, 8) lappened pretty long ago. Tt 1, y g ago. The place was, , close to the Western Se aT, , ae at the foot of a ee 4 here lived a hare under a small pal, , food to its habite ol a bel tree. One day, as the hare i i se i, , 0 s habitat, an earthhole[ a str: > he aes Dee, strange fear struck feos the, , earth were to fall to pieces. w, pieces, what would become of me?’ th, cs ought he, , earth was indeed falling to pieces, without even looking behind him, , , , asked him : ‘Why are you running away, ask me,’ said the, , 2 ee. :, ae pegornet repeated, racing after him. © Thetearthi1s tolle®, pieces behind us’, said the first hare, still running., , , , 2. So the other fled after him. In the same way, another saw him and, yet another, until @ hundred thousand hares ¥°T* all fleeing after, , him. Then a deer saw them, and a boar, and an antelope, and, , , , buffalo, anda gazelle and a rhinoceros, and a tiger, and an elephant, , ane eS, , ane 7 ‘ . :, , bn and all asked : What is this?’ The earth is falling to pieces!’ was the, , reply, so they all joined in the stampede followed by the whole race, of each species ) In this way gradually, the line of animals stretched, , out over a distance of about three miles., , 3, Then a huge lion appeared and he saw the wild flight of animals., , jmost S iverin fe iS a ene f + nt) a ie, a t sh g. so happened, that at that very mome hu, z 1g, , ripe pel fruit fell right on top of, , ght o p of the palm shrut i i, eg straie shrub. At this, the little, animal jumpec straight up into the air, being quite sure that the, , around him. He fled madly away, , nother hare that saw him fleeing, looking so terrified?’ ‘Don’, hare without even looking back. ‘But why, but, , t, , oO, , He, , shouted at them. «what is all thise Are you all out of your senses?”, , ho When he was told that the earth was falling to pieces, he thought:, ust, , ys here is no question of an earthquake, but 1 suppose they ™, , ngrels ‘ i, ania ave misunderstood some sound they heard and if 1 do not m, , 0) some grea., their lives’ With this he sprang with a terrific speed to t, , 1 | rice £ he 5, a hill in front of all the animals and roared thrice at the top, , , , ake, t effort, they will all come to destruction. J must save, he foot of, , fF its