TORTOISE was always fond of making mischief between harmless people. One day as he walked along the river-bank he came upon the Elephant and said to him:
“The Hippo is boasting that you are only a weakling, and that you have not strength to pull a log out of the river.”
“That is false!” cried the Elephant, and to prove his strength he allowed Tortoise to tie a strong rope to his trunk and attach the other end to a log in the river.
Tortoise went clown to the water holding the rope, and said to Hippo: