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Updated: April 30, 2025
First, she took the gold and said to Ball-carrier: 'My grandson, this gold must be hidden in the earth, for if people think they can get it when they choose, they will become lazy and stupid.
'Ah, there is a slit in this one, cried the servant, shaking the skin; 'and here he is. And she pulled out Ball-Carrier, looking so lean and small that he would hardly have made a mouthful for a sparrow. 'Was it you who took my gold and bridge? asked the Bad One. 'Yes, answered Ball-Carrier, 'it was I who took them. The Bad One made a sign to the woman, who inquired where he had hidden them.
In a few minutes she returned, saying that he must be in the house, as she could not see any footsteps leading to the river, and began to move all the furniture in the room, without discovering Ball-Carrier.
When she was ready she said to the ball: 'Go back the way you came, and lead me to my grandson. And the ball started with the old woman following. It was a long journey, even for a witch, but, like other things, it ended at last; and the old woman stood before the platform of stakes, where the body of Ball-Carrier lay. 'Wake up, my grandson, it is time to go home, the witch said.
But if we take it and bury it in different parts of the world they will have to work for it if they want it, and then will only find a little at a time. And as she spoke, she pulled up one of the poles of the hut, and Ball-Carrier saw that underneath was a deep, deep hole, which seemed to have no bottom.
'Ah, there is a slit in this one, cried the servant, shaking the skin; 'and here he is. And she pulled out Ball-Carrier, looking so lean and small that he would hardly have made a mouthful for a sparrow. 'Was it you who took my gold and bridge? asked the Bad One. 'Yes, answered Ball-Carrier, 'it was I who took them. The Bad One made a sign to the woman, who inquired where he had hidden them.
Then gradually he heard her creeping up behind him, and soon she was in front. So Ball-Carrier took the shape of a pigeon and flew rapidly past her, but in a little while she was in front again, and the end of the prairie was in sight. 'A crow can fly faster than a pigeon, thought he, and as a crow he managed to pass her and held his ground so long that he fancied she was quite beaten.
And as they returned weeping to the hut they caught a glimpse of the ball rolling away down the path back to the old grandmother. One of the sons sprang forward to stop it, for Ball-Carrier had often told them the tale of how it had helped him to cross the river, but it was too quick for him, and they had to content themselves with the war club and bow and arrows, which were put carefully away.
Jetson demanded of himself. "I won't do it again, anyway. If I can only make Darrin look small, I may get his place on the Navy eleven. Darrin is a good fellow, but I've got to make the team, confound him!" The kick for goal failed. Then the Navy took the ball and promptly enough the Rustlers came back with it, Jetson carrying. Dave and Dan met the ball-carrier.
The hut, which was made of wood, was burned to the ground before the Bad One came back with a large crowd of water-demons. There was not a sign of anyone or anything, so he started for the river, where he saw Ball-Carrier sitting quietly on the other side.
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