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legs from under the shell and the jackals were quick enough to pounce upon it. They tore its leg with their nails, and ate the flesh and blood. They once again tried to turn the tortoise upside down but were not able to do so. So they went away for the second time and waited patiently. In the meantime, the tortoise stretched out another of its legs and the jackals were quick enough to pounce on that as well. The poor tortoise this way lost all its four legs, finally the jackals also succeeded in tearing away its neck. They then broke open its shell with their nails and teeth and ate away whatener still remained of its flesh and blood.
Those vile jackals tried to attack the other tortoise but could not succeed at all. They tried the same trick of going into hiding and watching the tortoise from a distance whether the tortoise like its friend felt impatient within its shell and tried to push out eithe leg or neck. But this tortoise was patient and clever. The jackals finally got tired and went away, even then the tortoise waited for a pretty long time before it slowly put forth its neck and looked in every direction to find where its enemies were hiding. But when it was conviced that they were really gone away, it pushed out all its four legs simultaneously and rushed with excellent speed towards the lake. It was happy to meet there its friends, kinsmen and others.
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