After that he came to a river and sat down on the bank. He spoke to his horns, and a new mantle and handsome ornaments came out. He dressed himself, and went on. He came to a house where there was a very beautiful girl. He was received by the girl’s father, and stayed there. His horns provided food and clothing for them all.
After a time he married the girl. He then returned home with his wife, and was welcomed by his father. He spoke to his horns, and a fine house came out, in which he lived with his wife. [[172]]
THE STORY OF THE GLUTTON.
There was once a man who quarrelled with his wife, so that she left him, and went home to her father’s place. When she got home she found nobody, for all the people had been swallowed by a monster. She went into the house that used to be her father’s, and noticed that there were footprints of animals and spots of blood all over the floor. She then got into the top of the hut and hid herself. She heard the monster coming, saying:
“O man, O man,
I have eaten,
And I am still living.”
She kept awake. Shortly the house was filled with all kinds of animals, which made a fire, cooked their food, ate it up, and slept. Next morning they awoke, and all went out to search for something to eat. [[173]]
The woman had two children born while the animals were away. She came down from her hiding-place, and took up a stone used for raising pots above the fire (called isoko), and went again into her hiding-place.