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and man, fell upon me with all their might and main, hut I .struck the had woman 

 twice or thrice, so that she rode upon the sun ; she went to the sun a living soul. 

 Then the had, malignant man, heiug left alone, spoke thus: " Because you area 

 Poiyaumbe and the fame of your bravery has spread over many countries, and be- 

 cause you have done this, know yo that the place where I live is called Samatuye. 

 The two, my younger brother and sister, are the defenders of my house, and they 

 are exceedingly brave. Thus, then, if I am slain by you, my younger brother will 

 avenge my death and you will live no longer. You must be careful." 



Now I made a cut at that bad, malignant man, but he returned the blow, and I 

 swooned. Whether the swoon lasted for long space or a short, I kuow not; hut 

 when I opened my eyes I found my right hand stretched out above me and striking- 

 hither and thither with the sword, and with the left I was seizing the grass and 

 tearing it up by the roots. 



So I came to myself. And I wondered where Samatuye could be and why it was 

 so called. I thought that name was given to the place to frighten me, and I con- 

 sidered that if I did not pay it a visit I should be laughed at when I returned home, 

 and thus feel humiliated. 



Therefore I looked up and discovered the track by which this multitude of persons 

 had come. I ascended to the path and passed very many towns aud villages. And I 

 traveled along this path for three days and three nights, in all six days, till I came 

 down upon the seashore ; here I saw many towns aud villages. 



Here there was a very tall mountain, whose top extruded even into the skies; 

 upon its summit was a beautiful house, and above this circled a great cloud of fog. 

 I descended by the side of the house, and, stealthily walking along with noiseless steps, 

 peeped iu between the cracks of the door and listened. I saw something like a very 

 little man sitting cross-legged at the head of the fireplace staring into the fire, and 

 I saw something like a little woman sitting on the left-hand side of the fireplace. 



Here again was a woman who in beauty excelled my younger sister. Now, the 

 little man spoke thus : "Oh, my younger sister, listen to me, for I have a word to 

 say. The weather is cloudiug over aud I am filled with anticipation. You know 

 you have been a prophet from a child. Just prophesy to me, for I desire to hear of 

 the future." 



Thus spake the little man. Then the little woman gave two great yawns and said : 

 "My elder brother, my little elder brother, listen to me, for I have a word to say. 

 Wherefore is my brother thus in anticipation? I hear news from a distant land; 

 this is news coming from above the mountain of Tomisanpct. The brave Poiyaumbe 

 have been attacked by my elder brother without cause, but a single man has anni- 

 hilated my brother aud his men. Whilst the battle proceeds a little Kesorap comes 

 flying across the sky from the interior ; and, though I earnestly desire to prophesy 

 about it, some how or other it passes out of my sight. When it crosses the sea it 

 darts along upon the surface of the water like a little fish ; comiug straight towards 

 our town is the clashing of swords, the sword of a Ya un man and a Rep un man; 

 blood is squirting forth from two great wounds ; the sword ot the Rep un man goes 

 in to the setting sun and is lost ; the handle of the sword of the Ya un man shines upon 

 the sun. Although our house was in peace it is now iu danger. In speaking thus 

 much my eyes become darkened. Pay attention to what I have said." 



As she said this, I pretended that I had but now arrived, and knocking the dirt off 

 my boots upon the hard soil just outside the house I lifted the doors creen over my 

 shoulders and stepped inside. They both turned round aud looked at me with one 

 accord ; with fear they gazed at me from under their eyebrows. Then I walked 

 along the left-hand side of the fireplace with hasty strides. 



I swept the little man to the right-hand side of the fireplace with my foot, and, 

 sitting myself cross-legged at the head thereof, spake thus : " Look here, little Sama- 

 tuye man, I have a word to say ; attend well to me. Why has your elder brother, the 

 Samatuye man, attacked us without reason? Has he not done so? As you have 



