earroblingedtosplittheountainintopieent
assoonasthefirehadbutitselfoutthelittlehunterenteredountain,andthefirstthinghesahershalfbear,halfboy
oh,helpushelpuscriedthey,standingontheirhindlegsastheyspoke,andstretchingouttheirforepa
buthoitohelpyouaskedthelittlebrother,alstountains,butihavenopoenandtheteupandputtheirpaheyallthreetogether
theheartofthebearegentlyupbehind,andwhispered:
littleboy,gathersossfrohespringoverthere,andletyourbrotherssllit
,andtheystooduprightoncere
hored,hardlyabletospeak;andfellatherfeetingratitudebutthebearssisteronlysled,andbadetheohoandlookafterthelittlegirl,oprotecther
andthistheboysdid,andtooksuother
ongoe
faranandanedkoaneandadaughtercalledthakane
earlyintheingandlateintheeveningstheparentsetreeheythelittlegirlkepthousealone,forherbrotheralupbeforethedaheairthecattletothesestpatchesofgrassheuldfind
oneday,other,andthereakingthebreadforsupper
thakane,hesaid,iahirstygiveadrinkfrohetreekoungoe,ilkintheworld
oh,koane,eforheoknow
nonsense,repliedkoane,thereissoongoethatheissalittleifyoue,ishanttakethecattleouttheyherinarage,andsatdoheer
aftera:itisgettinghot,hadyoubetterdriveoutthecattlenow
butkoaneonlyansnotgoingtodrivetheutatallifihavetodoilk,theyshalldohoutgrass
thakanedidnotknoostlikelybeather,yetthebeastsallholeinthesideofkoungoe,andoutgushedenoughlktofillthebowl
hereisthelkyoued,saidshe,goinguptokoane,illsulkinginhiser
bledkoane;ethreetisasch
trelingoflkthatitranlikeariverintothehut
koanekoaneotherbutkoaneuldnotstopitanyrethanthakane,andsoonthelkhroughthehutdooheirparentsinthefieldsbelow
thensaalonghadhappened
issureistgohoandfindoutatterandtheyboththreongoe
kneelingonthegrass,thenandhisadeailkfrotandnosoonerhadtheydohis,thankoungoeflohehill,andenteredthehut
thakane,saidtheparents,severely,epantingfroheheatofthesun,ongoeetousinthefieldsinsteadofstayinginthegarden
iteofthelkfrooungoeso,asididnotkno
thefatherlistenedtothakanesadenoansithtoforgesoironringstheringssandlegsandneck,andtheskinsfastenedonherbeforeandbehindforhisservantsandsaid:
iaoingtogetridofthakane
getridofyouronlydaughtertheyanswhy
beealoneand,tuinghisback,hecalledtothakaofollo,andtheydoheroadothedwellingofanogre
theyefieldshesuddenlysprangoutattheirfeet,andstandingonitshindlegs,itsang:
otheogreyourchild,sofair,sofair
youhadbetteraskher,repliedthen,sheisoldenoughtogiveyouananswer
then,inhertu,thakanesang:
igavekoungoetokoane,koungoetothekeeperofbeasts;forongoetheyuldnotgototheadoongoetheythekoungoeoffather
andanitisyoutheogreshouldeat,andnotyourbeautifuldaughter
butthefatherpaidnoheedtobyandbytheythatroopofgreatdeer,calledelands,andtheystoppedheysahakaneandsang:
otheogreyourchild,sofair,sofair
youhadbetteraskher,repliedthe
