carry things. Now that I am old they turn me out and
leave me to waste away all alone. I do not like
humans." He turned back to the lion. "Eat the boy!"
and the donkey moved on.
"Well, that settles that," said the lion as he began to
approach the boy once more. Just then Mpungushe
the jackal stepped between the two.
"Oh, terribly sorry," he said, "to have disturbed you.
I'll be on my way..."
"No!" shouted Jabu. "Wait and tell the lion how bad
it is to break a promise."
"A promise?" asked the jackal. "Well, I suppose it
depends upon the promise, doesn't it? Why? Did one
of you m