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BOOTCIIUANA TALES. 
One of the commando had tried to kill the chief 
'owner of the cattle, but in the act of throwing an 
assagai he happened to kill himself. A second, after 
censuring the conduct of his companion for killing him- 
self, prepared to throw his assagai also against the owner, 
but he was likewise killed in the attempt. After this 
none of the commando attempted to take the life of the 
proprietor of the cattle, but went away with those 
which they had taken. On reaching their kraal they 
said the bull must be killed, or he would recover the 
cattle ; on which they killed him, and divided his 
flesh among the herdsmen and the keepers of the corn- 
fields ; but all who had eaten of the bull died. After- 
wards the owner of the cattle appeared, and called out 
thus to the bull : — " Where are you, that you do not 
bring back my cattle ?" Upon which all the pieces of 
the bull came out of the dead bodies of those who had 
eaten of his fl?sh, and re-entering the bull's skin, he be- 
came alive again, a,nd brought back the stolen cattle ta 
the owner. 
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