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placed. Underneath they made a big fire which smoked 

 and cured them. In the morning they had boiled rice 

 and fish to eat, and then went out to hunt for animals 

 with sumpitan. The fish meanwhile remained on the 

 tehi, the fire being kept alive underneath. 



Pahit found his trap dry and no fish there. "Why 

 have people been bold enough to take the fish ?" he said 

 to himself. "They don't know I am strong and brave"; 

 and, very angry, he followed their tracks. He had gone 

 scarcely half-way when he smelled the fish, which was 

 very fat. When he arrived at the camp he found the 

 fish over the fire, but nobody there. He gathered some 

 leaves together behind the camp and sat down upon 

 them to wait the arrival of the men. 



In the afternoon Batoni and Bluhangoni returned to 

 camp carrying much pig and deer. He immediately 

 caught hold of both of them, lifted them up and brought 

 them down with force upon the rough floor of the hut, 

 and both died. Pahit saw that places had been made 

 for three men to sleep, and knowing that there must be 

 another man coming he decided to wait. The two bodies 

 he placed under the hut, on the ground. After a while 

 Mohaktahakam came, carrying pig, deer, rhino, wild 

 ox, and bear, and threw it all down near the drying fish, 

 to cook it later. He was tired, having walked all day, 

 and went up into the hut to smoke tobacco. Pahit saw 

 this and went after him. He caught hold of the man 

 to throw him down, but could not lift him. Mohakta- 

 hakam, very angry, caught Pahit by the arms, lifted 

 him up, threw him against the floor and killed him. 



