Then the buffaloes had come out and charged them. The Englishmen had run and run, and had just managed to reach the trees. But the buffaloes had come there after them! So the big Englishmen had to stay up in the trees, and wait for some little village boy to come and take away the furious buffaloes. I have told you this story, my dear (and it is a true story) just to show you what kind of an animal the buffalo is--at least, this sort of buffalo. Even when he is furious, he will do anything for the little boy whom he loves. But as it is a true story, I must tell you one more thing that happened--and I am sure you will be delighted to hear about it. The six Englishmen went to the palace, and laughed and laughed, and told all about it to the little Prince whose birthday it was. Then the Rajah, who was the little Prince's father, said that Baldo and Chando should not be made to plow any more, or do another bit of work in their lives. Why? Because Baldo and Chando had first helped to save Gulab from the tiger at the pond, and then afterwards they had helped to hunt the tiger. So after that, Baldo and Chando were allowed to walk about the village as they pleased, and nibble at anybody's hay or grass, and splash in anybody's pond, and wallow in anybody's ditch, rut, or mire. And what was little Gulab's reward for saving the six Englishmen? Well, the little Prince, whose birthday it was, came and took Gulab by the hand, and brought him to the grand palace, and gave him lots and lots to eat--cakes and ice cream and candy--so that Gulab went home that night very full and very happy. CHAPTER IX Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_. In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on. The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields. "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say. "Are they also cousins?" Yes, they are. In the same way the _deer_ and the _antelope_ are also cousins to each other. I am now going to tell you about them. The deer and the antelope are not exactly the same kind of animal, as you might perhaps think. As I said, they are only cousins. If you look at them carefully in the pictures on pages 103 and 109 you will see which is the antelope and which is the deer--just as you can tell a sheep from a goat. [Illustration: Antelope Photograph of a group in the American Museum of Natural History, New York] First see the picture on page 103. These are _antelope_. Look at the horns carefully. They are something like a cow's horns; only, a cow's horns are sometimes bent and twisted in different ways. But the antelope's horns point upward, and are much longer than a cow's horns. They sometimes look almost like a pair of long and thick spikes, pointed at the top.