the expenditure of money should the foe be slain. By producing disunion amongst his allies or by the employment of force, indeed, by every means in thy power shouldst thou destroy thy foe.'
"Dhrita-rashtra then said, 'Tell me truly how can a foe be destroyed by the arts of conciliation or the expenditure of money, or by producing disunion or by the employment of force.'
"Kanika replied, 'Listen, O monarch, to the history of a jackal dwelling in days of yore in the forest and fully acquainted with the science of politics. There was a wise jackal, mindful of his own interests, who lived in the company of four friends, viz, a tiger, a mouse, a wolf, and a mongoose. One day they saw in the woods a strong deer—the leader of a herd—whom, however, they could not seize for his fleetness and strength. They thereupon called a council for consultation. The jackal, opening the preceedings, said,—O tiger, thou hast made many an effort to seize this deer, but all in vain, simply because this deer is young, fleet, and very intelligent. Let now the mouse go and eat into its feet when it lieth asleep. And when this is done, let the tiger approach and seize it. Then shall we all, with great pleasure, feast over it.—Hearing these words of the jackal, they all set to work very cautiously as he directed. And the mouse ate into the feet of the deer and the tiger killed it as anticipated. And beholding the body of the deer lying motionless on the ground, the jackal said unto his companions,—Blessed be ye! Go and perform your ablations. In the meantime I will look after the deer.—Hearing what the jackal said, they all went into a stream. Ani the jackal waited there, deeply meditating upon what he should do. And the tiger, endued with great strength, returned first of all to the spot after having performed his ablutions. And he saw the jackal there plunged in meditation. The tiger said,—Why art thou so sorrowful, O wise one! Thou art the foremost of all intelligent persons. Let us enjoy ourselves today by feasting on this carcase.— The jackal said—,Hear, O mighty-armed one, what the mouse hath said. He hath even said,—'O, fie on the strength of the
