“ According to the arrangement he had made, he rapped with a loose stone upon the roof of the den, and Mrs. Jackal immediately woke up the young Jackals and made them cry.
"What are those children crying about?" called out Father Jackal.
"They are very hungry, and getting impatient for their supper," was the reply.
"Tell them they won't have long to wait now," said Father Jackal; " the Tiger will probably be home very soon, and we shall all be eating hot Tiger's meat before long." ”

“ So he called Mrs. Jackal and the children, and told them to go inside and to have a good feed, and to make themselves quite comfortable. After making a good meal himself off the deer's flesh, he said to Mrs. ”