A hare and an elephant were once great friends and always went for walks together. One day they saw a bull and a cow that had wandered away from the rest of the herd, so they took possession of them, the hare taking the hull and the elephant the cow. After a time the cow had a calf. When the hare saw this he said: “Why should the elephant have two animals, whilst I have only one? I will take the calf”. He did so, and the elephant pretended not to notice what had happened. In the course of time the cow gave birth to twins. “This is too bad”, said the hare, “the elephant's animal has had three calves whilst mine has had none. I must take these two calves as well”. Whilst he was driving off the calves, the elephant saw him and said: “Hi, friend, what are you doing with my calves? You took the first one, and I said nothing, but I cannot let you take these too”. The hare replied: “It is all right, I am only going to drive them down to the cave, where we can go and discuss the matter. You bring your cow and I will slaughter my bull so that we can have some food, and I will take the first calf with me as well”. The elephant brought his cow which, together with the calves, was driven into the cave. The bull was then slaughtered and the meat passed down, after which the hare entered. When, however, the elephant tried to follow, he found he was too big. The hare laughed at him, and said: “Go some distance back and run against the stone with your head, so as to break open the entrance. The elephant did as he was bid, but he made no impression on the stone. The hare then called to him to go back farther, and so get a good run in order to enable him to strike the stone harder. The elephant again butted the stone, but instead of damaging it, he dashed out his brains. The hare then ate his meat alone, and became possessed of the cow and calves.