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self all day searching for the soul ; and as he returned at evening 

 and looked about him yet once more, he found a fruit, and when 

 he had brought it home, lo ! it was the soul of his younger 

 brother. Then took he a vase of cold water, laid it therein, and 

 set it down, as was his daily wont. 



Now^ when the night had come, the soul sucked in the water, 

 and Batau lifted himself on all his limbs, and looked upon his 

 elder brother ; but his lieart was motionless. And Anei)u, his 

 elder brother, took the vase w^ ith the cold water, wherein the soul 

 of his younger brother was, and drank it out, and lo! the soul 

 found itself in its old place. Then was he as he had been in old 

 times. They embraced each other, and talked together. And 

 Batau said to his elder brother : Look, I will transform myself 

 into a sacred bull with all the sacred marks ; they will not know 

 its secret, and thou shalt set thyself u^Don his back; and when 

 the sun is risen, we will be in the place where my wife is. 

 Answer me, if thou wilt lead me thither? for the}' will show 

 thee all the favor that is due. They will load thee with silver 

 and gold, if thou wilt lead me to Pharaoh ; for I will be a great 

 good fortune ; and they will celebrate me in all the land. And 

 thou wilt go to thine own town. 



Now when the earth was light and a new day came, Batau had 

 taken on the form which he had described to his elder brother. 

 And Anepu, his elder brother, seated himself upon his back at 

 Lreak of day ; and he approached the place, and let the king 

 know ; and he looked upon him and was greatl}' rejoiced, and 

 appointed for him a feast, too great to describe, for it was a great 

 good fortune ; and there was a jubilee on his account in all the 

 laud. And the}^ brought silver and gold for his elder brother, 

 who remained in his town ; and they gave the bull man}' servants 

 and man}' things ; and Pharaoh loved him ver}- much, more than 

 any man in all the land. 



After many days went the bidl into the sanctuary, and stood 

 in the same place where the beaut}' was. Then spake he to her, 

 saying: Look here, indeed I love thee still! Then said she: 

 who art thou then? And he said to her: 1 am Batau, whom, 

 when thou didst cause the Cedar Tree to be cut down, thou didst 

 teach Pharaoh to know where I was, that I might no longer live. 

 Look upon me; I live yet in very deed ; I am now in the form 

 of a bull. Then feared the beauty exceedingly at this saying of 



