TALE 6

Tortoise Covers His Ignorance

Persons

Kudu (Tortoise) Ihĕli (Gazelle) Njĕ (Leopard) A Vine

NOTE

It is customary for men to do some service for their fathers and mothers-in-law.

Tortoise arose and went to the town of his father-in-law Leopard. Leopard sent him on an errand, saying, “Go, and cut for me utamba-mwa-Ivâtâ.” (The fiber of a vine is used for making nets.)