So he drew his sword and struck a blow which cut the pumpkin in two, and then he went out quickly and got on his ship and sailed away. When he came to look at his sword, to wipe the blood off, he found no blood, but only honey stuck all over it.
This is the end of the story. The tale comes from the Wazir and his daughter, the last born, who was called Binti Ali the Clever.
XVI
SEGU THE HONEY-GUIDE
SEGU is the honey-guide. His work is that he lives in the forest and flies about looking for bees' nests, and when he finds one he goes to look for men. When he finds them he says, "Che! che! che! che!" until those sons of men look up and say, "Ah, there is Segu. Let us go with him that he may show us honey."
So these people follow Segu, who flies in front from tree to tree saying, "Che! che! che! che!"
When he comes to that tree where the honey is he flies round, saying, "Che! che! che! che!" very fast, and then he goes and sits by himself.
Then these men come to the tree and look up and see where the bees' nest is; so they climb up with their axe and cut a hole and get out the honey.
They take that honey and are very pleased, but a little of it they leave for Segu as his share.