“My husband will not listen to me, for he is so obstinate,” she said.
And then the mighty dog sprang ashore and fell upon that husband.
But that Obstinate One was not abashed; as usual, he thought he would get his own way, and his way now was to kill the dog. And they fought together, and the dog was killed.
But now the owner of the dog appeared, and he turned out to be the Moon Man.
And he fell upon that Obstinate One, but the Obstinate One would as usual not give way, but fell upon him in turn. He caught the Moon Man by the throat, and had nearly strangled him. He clenched and clenched, and the Moon Man was nearly strangled to death.
“There will be no more ebb-tide or flood if you strangle me,” said the Moon Man.
But the Obstinate One cared little for that; he only clutched the tighter.
“The seal will never breed again if you strangle me,” cried the Moon Man.
But the Obstinate One did not care at all, though the Moon Man threatened more and more.
“There will never be dawn or daylight again if you kill me,” said the Moon Man at last.