Demino lifted Mavo on the pony and told Teni to jump up behind her.
“You must not let Mavo fall, Teni,” said Demino. “I will walk beside you, and lead the pony to your home.”
The people had gathered on the cliff as Teni and Mavo started off.
The children shouted “Good-by!” and “Thank you!” and Demino’s little boy waved his hand as long as he could see them.
“See, there is the tower, Mavo,” said Teni.
“We must be very far from home, for I never had seen the tower before this morning.”
“Your father has been there,” said Demino. “He can tell you all about it.”
They rode a long while, and Mavo grew very tired.
Teni put his arms about her, and said: “We will soon be home, Mavo.”
As they rode on, Mother Moon and the baby stars seemed to smile and say, “We are glad, too, that you will soon be home.”