So matters stood when the other animals came back . The moment he saw them , the jackal gave a violent tug , and managed to free his leg , and then took to his heels as fast as he could . And the animals all said to the tortoise : ` Well done , tortoise , you have proved your courage ; now we can drink from our well in peace , as you have got the better of that thieving jackal ! ' -LSB- Contes Populaires des Bassoutos ; recueilli et traduits par E. Jacottet . Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB- THE BEAR Once on a time there was a king who had an only daughter . He was so proud and so fond of her , that he was in constant terror that something would happen to her if she went outside the palace , and thus , owing to his great love for her , he forced her to lead the life of a prisoner , shut up within her own rooms . The princess did not like this at all , and one day she complained about it very bitterly to her nurse . Now , the nurse was a witch , though the king did not know it . For some time she listened and tried to soothe the princess ; but when she saw that she would not be comforted , she said to her : ` Your father loves you very dearly , as you know . Whatever you were to ask from him he would give you . The one thing he will not grant you is permission to leave the palace . Now , do as I tell you . Go to your father and ask him to give you a wooden wheel-barrow , and a bear 's skin . When you have got them bring them to me , and I will touch them with my magic wand . The wheel-barrow will then move of itself , and will take you at full speed wherever you want to go , and the bear 's skin will make such a covering for you , that no one will recognise you . ' So the princess did as the witch advised her . The king , when he heard her strange request , was greatly astonished , and asked her what she meant to do with a wheel-barrow and a bear 's skin . And the princess answered , ` You never let me leave the house -- at least you might grant me this request . ' So the king granted it , and the princess went back to her nurse , taking the barrow and the bear 's skin with her .
As soon XXXXX the witch saw them , she touched them with her magic wand , and in a moment the barrow began to move about in all directions .
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