--- title: Story of Lion and Little Jackal. — Kaffir folk-lore · full text with trees description: Story of Lion and Little Jackal., «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Little Jackal one day went out hunting, when he met Lion. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/25/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Kaffir folk-lore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/) / Story of Lion and Little Jackal. # Story of Lion and Little Jackal. Story of Lion and Little Jackal. of «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal: the whole text, 72 sentences and 991 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. Little Jackal one day went out hunting, when he met Lion.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion proposed that they should hunt together, on condition that if a small antelope was killed it was to be Little Jackal’s, and if a large one was killed it was to be Lion’s.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal agreed to this.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The first animal killed was a large eland.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion was very glad, and said to Little Jackal: “I will continue hunting while you go to my house and call my children to carry the meat home.”[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal replied: “Yes, I agree to that.”[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion went away to hunt.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") When he had gone, Little Jackal went to his own house and called his own children to carry away the meat.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") He said: “Lion takes me for a fool if he thinks I will call his children while my own are dying with hunger.”[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") So Little Jackal’s children carried the meat to their home on the top of a high rock.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") The only way to get to their house was by means of a rope.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion caught nothing more, and after a time he went home and asked his wife where the meat was.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") She told him there was no meat.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") He said: “Did not Little Jackal bring a message to my children to carry meat?”[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") His wife replied: “No; he has not been here.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") We are still dying with hunger.”[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion then went to Little Jackal’s house, but he could not get up the rock to it.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") So he sat down by the water and waited.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") After a time Little Jackal came to get water.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") He was close to the water when he saw Lion.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") He at once ran away, and Lion ran after him.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") He ran into a hole under a tree, but Lion caught his tail before he got far in.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") He said to him: “That is not my tail you have hold of; it is a root of the tree.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") If you do not believe me, take a stone and strike it, and see if any blood comes.”[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion let go the tail, and went for a stone to prove what it was.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") While he was gone for the stone, Little Jackal went far into the hole.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") When Lion returned, he could not be found.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion lay down by the hole and waited.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") After a long time Little Jackal wanted to come out.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") He went to the entrance and looked round, but he could not see Lion.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") To make sure, he said: “Ho, I see you, my master, although you are in hiding.”[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion did not move from the place where he lay concealed.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Little Jackal went out, and Lion pursued him, but he got away.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion watched for him, and one day, when Little Jackal was out hunting, he came upon him in a place where he could not escape.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion was just about to spring upon him, when Little Jackal said softly: “Hush! do you not see that bushbuck on the other side of the rock?[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") I am glad you have come to help me.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") Just remain here while I run round and drive him towards you.”[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion did so, and Little Jackal made his escape.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") At another time there was a meeting of the animals, and Lion was the chief at the meeting.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal wanted to go too, but there was a law made that no one should be present unless he had horns.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") So Little Jackal took wax out of a nest of bees, and made horns for himself with it.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") He fastened the horns on his head, and went to the meeting.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion did not know him on account of the horns.[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") But he sat near the fire and went to sleep, when the horns melted.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion looked at him and saw who it was.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") He immediately tried to catch him, but Little Jackal was quick, and sprang away.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") He ran under an overhanging rock and sang out: “Help! help! this rock is falling upon me!”[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion went for a pole to prop up the rock that he might get at Little Jackal.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") While he was away, Little Jackal escaped.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") After that they became companions again, and went hunting another time.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") They killed an ox.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion said: “I will watch it while you carry the pieces away.”[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion gave him the breast, and said: “Take this to my wife.”[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal took it to his own wife.[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") When he returned, Lion gave a shin, and said: “Take this to your wife.”[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal took the shin to Lion’s house.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion’s wife said: “I cannot take this, because it should not come here.”[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal thereupon struck Lion’s wife in the face, and went back to the place where the ox was killed.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion gave him a large piece of meat, and said: “Take this to my wife.”[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal took it to his own wife.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") This continued till the ox was finished.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") Then they both went home.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") When Lion arrived at his house he found there was weeping in his family.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") His wife said: “Is it you who sent Little Jackal to beat me and my children, and is it you who sent this shin?[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") Did I ever eat a shin?”[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") When Lion heard that, he was very angry, and at once went to Little Jackal’s house.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") When he reached the rock.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal looked down and said: “Who are you, and what is your name, and whose son are you, and where are you from, and where are you going to, and whom do you want, and what do you want him for?”[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") Lion replied: “I have merely come to see you.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") I wish you would let the rope down.”[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Jackal let down a rope made of mouse skins, and when Lion climbed a little way up, the rope broke, and he fell and was hurt.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") He then went home.[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [Story of the Hare.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/24/) - next →: [Proverbs and Figurative Expressions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/26/) - ↑ back to [Kaffir folk-lore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/)