At night the man hid himself in the reeds. Tangalimlibo came out of the water and looked all round while she was singing her song. She asked the girl if any one was there, and when the girl replied that there was no one she took her child. Then her husband sprang upon her, clasping her very tight. She tried to pull back, but the men at the village drew upon the riem. She was drawn away, but the [[63]]river followed her, and its water turned into blood. When it came close to the village, the men who were pulling at the riem saw it, and became frightened. They let the riem go, when the river at once went back, taking Tangalimlibo with it.
After that her husband was told of the voice which came from the water, saying:
“Go to my father and my mother and tell them I am taken by the river.”
He called his racing ox, and said:
“Will you, my ox, take this message to the father and mother of Tangalimlibo?”
The ox only bellowed.
He called his dog, and said:
“Will you, my dog, take this message to the father and mother of Tangalimlibo?”
The dog only barked.
Last of all he called the cock.