After that, the Demon Hound took her little ones and swore, “I will not eat him.”
Then the little ones showed her that youth, saying, “Here he is, mother; our little mother’s son has come, our elder brother.”
The Demon Hound asked at the hand of this youth, “What, son, have you come for?”
This youth replied, “Mother, our mother is ill. On account of it she said, ‘Should you go and bring a little milk, when I have drunk it I shall become well.’ Because of that I have come to ask for a little milk.”
The Demon Hound said, “Andō! Son, when did a sick person get milk from me and become well! To [get] you killed is the explanation of that. However, since you have come, take a little milk and go.” So saying she gave him a little milk.
Afterwards, as this youth was preparing to set off with it, a young dog said, “I also want to go with our elder brother,” and howling [on account of it was allowed by his mother] to come away with the youth.
Having arrived and given the milk to the woman, after she had drunk it he asked, “Now then, mother, is your illness cured?”
The woman said, “Andō! Son, it is not cured.”
The youth asked, “If so, what shall I do?”
The woman replied, “Bring a little milk from the Bear that is in the cave in the forest, and give me it.”