’But，’saidtheTortoise，’whenyoupawyourmeatyoudropitintoaTortoisewithascoop。Whycan’tyouunderstand？’
’Youaremakingmyspotsache，’saidPaintedJaguar；’andbesides，Ididn’twantyouradviceatall。IonlywantedtoknowwhichofyouisHedgehogandwhichisTortoise。’
’Ishan’ttellyou，’saidStickly—Prickly。’butyoucanscoopmeoutofmyshellifyoulike。’
’Aha!’saidPaintedJaguar。’NowIknowyou’reTortoise。YouthoughtIwouldn’t!NowIwill。’PaintedJaguardartedouthispaddy—pawjustasStickly—Pricklycurledhimselfup，andofcourseJaguar’spaddy—pawwasjustfilledwithprickles。Worsethanthat，heknockedStickly—Pricklyawayandawayintothewoodsandthebushes，whereitwastoodarktofindhim。Thenheputhispaddy—pawintohismouth，andofcoursetheprickleshurthimworsethanever。Assoonashecouldspeakhesaid，’NowI
knowheisn’tTortoiseatall。But’——andthenhescratchedhisheadwithhisun—pricklypaw——’howdoIknowthatthisotherisTortoise？’