So they caught the south wind and beat it.
But the south wind cried: “Here! I am Koo′see, the south wind. Why are you beating me? What have I done?”
And they said: “Yes, we know you are Koosee; it was you who threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it.”
But Koosee said, “If I were so powerful would I be stopped by a mud wall?”
So they went to the mud wall and beat it.
But the mud wall cried: “Here! I am Keeyambaa′za, the mud wall. Why are you beating me? What have I done?”
And they said: “Yes, we know you are Keeyambaaza; it was you who stopped Koosee, the south wind; and Koosee, the south wind, threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it.”
But Keeyambaaza said, “If I were so powerful would I be bored through by the rat?”
So they went and caught the rat and beat it.
But the rat cried: “Here! I am Paan′ya, the rat. Why are you beating me? What have I done?”