The Dung beetle (14)

The Dung Beetle (14)

  The younger of the two, who was the most learned, said,  " Allah sees the black scarab in the black stone that is part of the black mountain. "

  " Isn't it written thus in the Koran ? "

  Then he translated the beetle's name into Latin and gave a recture in which he explained its genealogy and history.

  The older scholar remarked that there was no reason to take the dung beetle home with them, because he already had a much more beautiful scarab in his collection.

  The dung beetle's feeling were hurt and he frew right out of the scalar's hand, high up into the sky.

  Now that his wings were dry he was able to make the long journey to the hothouse in one stretch.

  Luckily, a window was open and he frew straight in and landed on a pile of manure which had been delivered that morning.

  " This is sumptuous, " he said as he dug himself down into the dung,  where he soon was asleep.

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