The Talking Beasts_ A Book of Fable Wisdom - Nora Archibald Smith

Lotong yonder is far too noisy; let us try and shake him off; if he falls to me I am
to eat you; and if he falls to you, you are to eat me—we will make a wager of it."
The Tiger said, "Agreed"; and the Elephant replied, "Agreed." "Very well!" said
the Tiger; "you shall try and menace him first." So the Elephant tried to menace
the Monkey. "AU! AU! AU!" he trumpeted, and each time he trumpeted the
Monkey was scared. But the Monkey went jumping head foremost through the
branches and never fell to the ground at all.