This was the first water voyage made by the human race. After repairing their vessels they returned and brought over the remaining hosts, but not without similar mishaps. Gimbo, the grandfather of Sosee, fell, with others, into the water, and was nearly drowned. Only by standing on tiptoes could he keep his head above water until he was rescued, when he made the following observation:
“The water is the only place where it is better to walk on two feet than on four.”
Having now crossed the lake it was proposed by Oko that they keep the rafts. “We spent too much work on them,” he said, “to throw them away.”
“We cannot take them with us,” replied Koree.
“We may want them when we return,” interposed Duco; “so let us fasten them where we can find them.”
“And let us leave somebody here to watch them,” said Oko, apprehensive lest some of their property should be lost.
Like the ships of the Greeks on the coast of Troy these rafts were, accordingly, made fast, so that they should be ready for the return voyage of the warriors at the close of the war.