Stories to read or tell from fairy tales and folklore (1911)
Foucher, Laure Claire, Budell, Ada · New York : Moffat, Yard and Company · leaf 31
ed here beneath a palm sapling, at the footof a vilva tree. One day this hare after feeding came andlay down beneath a young palm tree. Andthe thought struck him: If this earth shouldbe destroyed, what would become of me?And at this very moment a ripe vilva fruit fellon a palm leaf. At the sound of… … The Bodhisatta saw this headlong flight of the animals. THE TIMID HARE 19 panic flight. Pray, dont ask me, he said.The other hare cried, Pray, sir, what is it?and kept running after him. Then the harestopped a moment and without looking backhe said, The earth here is breaking up.And at this the…
Children's stories · Storytelling · Folklore
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