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some great trees, came to a lofty and firm tree,
upon which he made me climb; and he. gave
me the bow and arrows, saying to me, ‘Sit
here now, and when the elephants come in the
daytime to this place, shoot at them with the
arrows : perhaps thou wilt strike one of them;
and if one of them fall, come to me and inform
me.” He then left me and departed; and I
was terrified and frightened. I remained con-
cealed in the tree until the sun rose; when the
elephants came forth wandering about among
the trees, and I ceased not to discharge my
arrows till I shot one of them. I therefore.
went in the evening to my master, and informed
him; and he was delighted with me, and treated
me with honour; and he went and removed the
slain elephant.

_ In this manner I canine: every day shoot!
ing one, and my master coming and removing
it, until, one day, I was sitting in the tree,
concealed, and suddenly elephants innumerable
came forth, and I heard the sounds of their
roaring and growling, which were such that I
imagined the earth trembled beneath them.
They all surrounded ,the tree in which I
was sitting, their circuit being fifty cubits, and
a huge elephant, enormously great, advanced