Storia do Mogor 264.6

264.6

A traveller left a sarae, and a dog followed for a journey of three days, showing himself most faithful. On arriving at the other sarae, where he meant to rest, he noticed that the dogs of that place did not interfere with the dog that had followed him. It was well received by them, and they approached with their accustomed marks of politeness, smelling it and wagging their tails just as if they were old friends. The traveller went off to sleep, and below his pillow he put some food, relying upon his faithful dog, who was on sentry at the door. In the midst of his deepest sleep a dog caught him by the foot, and he hurriedly raised his head to drive it away. His faithful companion, already posted at his bed-head, laid hold of the bundle containing the food, and in all haste carried it off. Next morning he found his companion had disappeared, and the politeness displayed to him by the other dogs on entering the sarae had not been done in vain. Many times such dogs have followed me, and took their leave by carrying something off.