the fatigue of their march, and enjoyed. themselves in the delicions climate till winter. This feafon, though here extremely mild, yet making the means of sustenance fomewhat fcarce, they were obliged to make foraging excursions to the cultivated lands in the neighbourhood. Having committed great depredations upon a fine field of young wheat, the owner spread a net on the ground, in which Judar, with feve al of his companions, had the misfortune to be caught. No mercy was shown them, but as they were taken out one by one, their necks were all broken.

Or milk white swans ou Asia's watry

plains,

That o'es the windings of Cayster's

springs

Stretch their long neeks, aud clap their

Now tow'r aloft, and

Now light with noife;

rustling wingscourse in airy

rounds; with noife the field refounds. Pope's Homer.

Tndur was not inmediately sonsible of the next change he underwent, which was into a Dormouse; fast asleep in his hole at the foot of a bush. As it was in a country where the wi ers are pretty severe, he did not awake for some weeks; when a thaw having taken place, and the sun beginning to warm the earth, he unrolled himself one day, stretched; opened his eyes, and not, being able to make out where he was, he roused a female companion whom he found by his side. When she was suffi eiently awakened, and they both hegan of feel hunger, she led the way to a magazine of nuts and acorns, where they made a comfortable meal, and foon fell asleep again. This map having fasted a few days, they awaked a second time, and having eaten, they ventured to erawl to the mouth of their hole, where, pulling away some withered grass and leaves, they peeped out into the open air. After taking a turn or two in the sun, they grow chill, and went down again, stopping up the entrance after

them. The cold weather returning, they took another long nap, till at length, spring being fairly set in, they roused in earnest, and began to make daily excursions abroad. Their winter stock of provision being now exhausted, they were for some time reduced to great straits, and obliged to dig for roots and pig nuts. Their fare was mend d as the season advanced, and they made a nest near the bottom of a tree,

brought up a young family.

where they

They never ranged far from home, nor ascended the higher branches of the tree, and paffed great part of their time in sleep, even during the midst of summer, When autumn came, they were busily cmployed in collecting the nuts, acorns, and other dry fruits that fell from the trees, and laying them up in their storehouse under ground. One day, as Indur was closely engaged in this occu pation, as some distance from his dwell. ing, he was seized by a wild cat, who after tormenting him for a time)

him a gripe, and put him out of his раін.

From one of the smallest and most defenceless of animals, Indur found himself instantly changed into a maje stic Elephant in a lofty forest of the isle of Ceylon. Elated with this wonderful advancement in the scale of creation, be stalked along with conscious diguity, and surveyed with pleasing wonder his own form and that of his companions, together with the rich scenery of the ever-verdant woods, which perfumed the air with their spicy odour, and lifted their tall heads to the clouds, Here, fearing no injury, and not desiring to do any the gigantic herd roamed at large, feeding on the green branches which they tore down with their trunks, bathing in deep rivers during the heat of the day, and reposing in the depths of the forests, reclined against the massy trunks of trees by night. It mas longbefore Indur met with any adventure. that could lead him to doubt his fecuri

ty. But one day, having penetrated into a clofe entangled thicket, be espied,' lurking under the thick covert, a grim tyger, whose eyes flashed rage and firy. Though the tyger was one of the largest of his fpecies, yet his bulk was trifling compared to that of an elephant, a single foot of which seemed sufficient to crush him; yet the fierceness and cruelty of his looks, his angry grow), and grinning teeth, sruck fome terror into Indur. There was little time however, for reflection; for when Indur had advanced a fingle step, the ty ger fetting up a roar, fprung to meet him, attempting to feize his lifted trunk, Endur was dexterous enough to receive him upon one of his tusks, and exerting all hit sirentgh, threw, the tyger to a great distance. He was fomewhat stunned by the fall, but recovering, renewed the affault with redoubled fury. Indur again, and a third time, threw him off after which the tyger turning about, bounded away into the midst of e thicket. Idur drew back, and