Last of all came the monkey with her baby on her back . She approached the ditch , and took a blade of grass and tickled Big Lion 's nose , and his nostrils moved in spite of his efforts to keep them still . Then the monkey cried , ` Come , my baby , climb on my back and let us go . What sort of a dead body is it that can still feel when it is tickled ? ' And she and her baby went away in a fright . Then the little hare said to the other beasts , ` Now , shut the gate of the Animal Kingdom . ' And it was shut , and great stones were rolled against it . When everything was tight closed the little hare turned to Big Lion and said ` Now ! ' and Big Lion bounded out of the ditch and tore the other animals in pieces . But Big Lion kept all the choice bits for himself , and only gave away the little scraps that he did not care about eating ; and the little hare grew very angry , and determined to have his revenge . He had long ago found out that Big Lion was very easily taken in ; so he laid his plans accordingly . He said to him , as if the idea had just come into his head , ` Grandfather , let us build a hut , ' and Big Lion consented . And when they had driven the stakes into the ground , and had made the walls of the hut , the little hare told Big Lion to climb upon the top while he stayed inside . When he was ready he called out , ` Now , grandfather , begin , ' and Big Lion passed his rod through the reeds with which the roofs are always covered in that country . The little hare took it and cried , ` Now it is my turn to pierce them , ' and as he spoke he passed the rod back through the reeds and gave Big Lion 's tail a sharp poke . ` What is pricking me so ? ' asked Big Lion . ` Oh , just a little branch sticking out . I am going to break it , ' answered the little hare ; but of course he had done it on purpose , as he wanted to fix Big Lion 's tail so firmly to the hut that he would not be able to move . In a little while he gave another prick , and Big Lion called again , ` What is pricking me so ? '
This time the little hare XXXXX to himself , ` He will find out what I am at .
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