6 I '1 K. H. MATHEWS. 



Dyimi-dyunity and his children seek shelter in the hut 

 which had been erected, and all of them went sound asleep. 

 During the small hours of next -morning, after the rain had 

 ceased, the Brambambults went cautiously to the camp of 

 their brother-in-law, and found them all slumbering. They 

 carefully and noiselessly lifted the two lads and carried 

 them out of the hut — the elder Brambambult carrying the 

 elder boy and the younger Brambambult taking the younger 

 — and placed them lying on the grass out of the way of 

 danger. Then they set fire to the inflammable material of 

 which the hut was constructed, and it was soon enveloped 

 in flame. 



Dyuni-dy unity did not feel the heat for some time, 

 because lie had very long hair all over his body. When at 

 length he became aware of his position, he sprang to his 

 feet and picking up one of his clubs, struck out all around 

 him, thinking that his enemies the Brambambults might be 

 within reach of his blows. His club came in contact with 

 the poles supporting the building and displaced them, caus- 

 ing the fire to burn all the fiercer. It had, in fact, the 

 same effect as what we call " poking the fire." Presently 

 the whole burning mass fell down on top of Dyuni-dyunity, 

 suffocating him and consuming his body. 



The Brambambults carried their two nephews away to 

 their own camp, where they all slept till after sunrise. 

 The boys were then told to go to their father's camp for 

 breakfast, but when they reached it there was nothing but 

 cinders and burnt bones. The boys, who had much of their 

 father's cruel nature in them, then returned to Brambam- 

 bult's camp, and told the younger brother that they would 

 kill him and take out his liver, to furnish them with break- 

 fast. The elder brother then said, "These boys will prob- 

 ably try to kill us some day in revenge for their father. " 

 They accordingly fell upon the lads and destroyed them. 



