Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Every animal has its enemies. The land tortoise has two enemies-man and the boa-constrictor. The natural defense of the tortoise is to draw up in his shell and remain quiet. In this state, the tiger, however famished, can do nothing with him-for the shell is two strong for the stroke of his paw. Man, however, takes home, and roasts him; and the boa constrictor swallows him whole shell and all, and consumes him slowly in the interior, as the court of chancery does a great estate.
Edinburgh Review.