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APRIL, 1982
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Leader of the hunters : [Laughs] Ha, ha, ha!
In the meantime a rabbit is trying to run away. A hunter attempts to shoot it with a dart)
Rabbit
: Do not, oh, do not kill me
Too poor a life I have got To stand your arrow shot. If hurt, can't bear, can't bear, I beg for your mercy again, Allow my life to remain.
Leader of the hunters
: Do not, do not kill by arrow, Only take him at any rate, Then put him in a basket And carry him home.
The hunters are moving to catch him. The rabbit is trying to escape, but it fails]
Rabbit
: What becomes of me, What becomes of me, Why I can't move my legs ?
Leader of the hunters
: Glue has been poured there.
Don't be afraid, you hear, We shan't, we shan't kill you, Only to home you will be taken And then To the cook you will be handed Who will comply what I say, No, no not to kill you, But while you live To flay.
The hunters are bringing animals for food from the four quarters of the forest]
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