The Man, the Tiger, and the Snake - Couverture souple

Reyher, Ferdinand

 
9780649208876: The Man, the Tiger, and the Snake

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There is an old Laos folktale of a hunter who rescued from death a man, a tiger, and a snake, each in turn naturally professing gratitude and in turn pledging aid should the hunter ever need it. Now, it so happened, that need befell the hunter, and not being A nglo-S axon, and consequently not convulsed with squeamishness at the idea of cashing in on favors previously rendered, he went forth without hesitation and quoted to those whom he had befriended provided, of course, that he understood classicalS anskrit, which he probably didnt the following verse from the Hitopudesa: That friend only is the true one who is by when trouble comes; Words are air; a deed talks louder than a solo played on drums. I nteresting, the working out of that legend, inscribed in ancient temple books and told from immemorial times about the camp fires of obscure tribes in the neglected hinterland bordering I ndia, Cochin-C hina, andS
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