ey stole away, and made with all
haste for the town, where the election of a new ruler was to take place.

A great crowd was assembled in the market-place, waiting for the hour
when an eagle should be let loose from a cage, for it had been settled
that on whose-soever house the eagle alighted, the owner of that house
should become ruler of the town. At last the hour arrived; the eagle was
set free, and all eyes were strained to see where it would alight. But
circling over the heads of the crowd, it flew straight in the direction
of a young man, who was at that moment entering the town. This was none
other than Bobino, who had awakened soon after his companions had left
him, and had followed in their footsteps. All the people shouted and
proclaimed that he was their future ruler, and he was conducted by a
great crowd to the Governor's house, which was for the future to be his
home. And here he lived happily, and ruled wisely over the people.

The Dog and the Sparrow

There was once upon a time a sheep-dog whose master was so unkind that
he starved the poor beast, and ill-treated him in the cruellest manner.
At last the dog determined to stand this ill-usage no longer, and, one
day, he ran away from home. As he was trotting along the road he met a
sparrow, who stopped him and said: 'Brother, why do you look so sad?'

The dog answered: 'I am sad because I am hungry, and have nothing to
eat.'

'If that's all, dear brother,' said the sparrow, 'come to the town with
me, and I'll soon get food for you.'

So they went together to the town, and when they came to a butcher's
shop, the sparrow said to the dog: 'You stand still and I'll peck down a
piece of meat for you.'

First she looked all round to see that no one was watching her, and then
she set to work to peck at a piece of meat that lay on the edge of a
shelf, till at last it fell down. The dog seized it ravenously, and ran
with it to a dark corner where he gobbled it up in a very few minutes.

When he had finished it, the sparrow said: 'Now come with me to another
shop, and I will get you a second piece, so that your hunger may be
satisfied.' When the dog had finished the second piece of meat, the
sparrow asked him: 'Brother, have you had enough now?'

'Yes,' replied the dog, 'I've had quite enough meat, but I haven't had
any bread yet.'

The sparrow said: 'You shall have as much bread as you like, only come
with me.' Then she led him to a baker's shop,