When ye say to Tabaqui, “My Brother!” when ye call the
Hyena to meat,
Ye may cry the Full Truce with Jacala — the Belly that runs
on four feet.
Jungle Law
“Respect the aged!”
“It was a thick voice — a muddy voice that would have made you shudder — a voice like something soft breaking in two.
There was a quaver in it, a croak and a whine.
“Respect the aged! O Companions of the River — respect the aged!”
Nothing could be seen on the broad reach of the river except a little