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Article: Jackal deceives tiger.(Folktale)
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- The World and I
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- December 1, 2007
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A South African Folk Tale
NOT because he was exactly the most capable or progressive fellow in the neighborhood--but because he always gave that idea--Jackal slowly acquired among his neighbors the name of a "progressive man." The truly well-bred people around him, who did not wish to hurt his feelings, seemed to apply this name to him instead of, for instance, "cunning scamp," or "all-wise rat-trap," as so many others often dubbed him.
Jackal obtained this name of "a progressive man" because he spoke most of the time in English, especially if he thought some of those who were present could not understand it, and also because he could always hold his ...