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On the way, she begged that he would not kill her, for 
she had only taken a small piece of meat to satisfy her 
little sister; but the uncle was deaf to all her entreaties. 
He met some people by the way, who seeing the girl 
weeping, asked what he was going to do with her. He 
said she must die, because she had cursed him. The 
child denied having done so, and said she had only given a 
small piece of meat to her sister. Soon after passing 
these people he met others going on a commando against 
some nation, who asked what he was going to do with 
the pretty little girl. He answered the same as before, 
as likewise did the girl ; on which they murdered the 
uncle, brought back the girl to her town, and provided 
a good husband for her. 
THE WONDERFUL BULL. 
IN a certain part of the country there were three 
little men, who had a great many cattle in their kraal. 
On one occasion, when a commando came against them, 
they were sitting at a short distance from the place, 
sharpening their battle-axes. At the time the cattle 
should have gone out to graze, the bull seemed to know 
that strangers were lying in wait to capture them ; he, 
therefore, drove them back as they approached the 
gate of the kraal in order to go out. The owners, at 
first, did not know the cause of the bull's conduct, but 
afterwards discovering the commando, that had come on 
purpose to take the cattle, they said to him, " No, 
no! you must not stop them from going out, but let the 
commando take them on which the bull suffered them 
to come from the inner to the outer kraal. The pro- 
prietors then repeated to him that he must permit the 
commando to take them ; and both the bull and the other 
cattle were seized and carried off. 
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