29. How Malice Drunk the Honey.


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AJALICE knew that Bouqui had a calabash of honey
hidden in his house which he had been saving for Indepen-
dance Day. For sometime he had been scheming to get to it.
He loved honey, even four times more than Bouqui. But
he could never get Bouqui out of the house long enough to
look for the calabash.
 After days of planning, he decided to invite Bouqui to
help him weed his field of corn.
 As usual Bouqui was very willing to help Malice weed
the corn field. -A good turn to you is always my desire,
Malice.,
 Early the next morning Bouqui joined Malice, and the
two went to the corn field. Bouqui weeded so earnestly
that sweat ran down over his face in streams. While he
worked Malice sat under the mango tree, telling him how
to brandish his machete against the weeds. Sometimes he
sang a little song as he beat a piece of palm husk with
two sticks to keep in rhythm with Bouqui's machete.