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youths, under the tree hidden among the leaves of the 
grass. And then came Vucub-caquix; and while he was yet 
climbing the tree, Hunahpu fired a shot which was well 
aimed, and hit him in the jaw ; then, groaning, he fell to 
the ground. And as soon as Hunahpu saw Vucub-caquix 
fall, he sprang with the greatest promptitude to catch 
him. Then Vucub-caquix seized Hunahpu’s arm and tore 
it off at the shoulder; and then Hunahpu let Vucub-caquix 
go; and so the youths had the best of it, for they were not 
beaten by Vucub-caquix, who ran home carrying Hunahpu’s 
arm, but holding his broken jaws. 
“‘What has happened to you?’ said Chimalmat to her 
husband Vucub-caquix. 
“ ‘ What has happened ? But two devils shot me with 
a blow-gun and unhinged my jaw; they knocked out all 
my teeth, —and how they ache! But I have here the 
arm of one of them. Put it in the smoke over the fire 
against they come for it, the two devils!’ said Vucub- 
caquix. And then she hung up the arm of Hunahpu. 
“ But in the mean while Hunahpu and Xbalanque were 
consulting as to what was to be done; and having 
taken counsel, they went to speak to an ancient man 
whose hair was white, and an old woman who in truth 
was very old; and so great was the age of the couple that 
they walked bent double. The old man was called Sa- 
quinimac, and the old woman was called Saquinimatzitz. 
And the two youths said to the old man and the old 
woman, — 
“ ‘ Come with us to get our arm at the house of Vucub- 
caquix. We will go behind you, as if we were your 
grandchildren whose father and mother were dead; and 
if they question you, say that we are in your company, 
