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Then, in her turn, Thakane sang: I gave Koumongoe to Koane, Koumongoe to the keeper of beasts; For without Koumongoe they could not go to the meadows: Without Koumongoe they would starve in the hut; That was why I gave him the Koumongoe of my father. And the elands all cried: 'Wretched man! it is you whom the ogre should eat, and not your beautiful daughter.
And this the boys did, and took such good care of their sister that, as she was very small, she soon forgot that she had ever had a father and mother. The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe Far way, in a very hot country, there once lived a man and woman who had two children, a son named Koane and a daughter called Thakane.
What would father say when he came home? For he would be sure to know. 'Nonsense, replied Koané, 'there is so much milk in Koumongoé that he will never miss a little. If you won't give it to me, I sha'n't take the cattle out. They will just have to stay all day in the hut, and you know that they will starve. And he turned from her in a rage, and sat down in the corner.
She was afraid to disobey her parents, who would most likely beat her, yet the beasts would be sure to suffer if they were kept in, and she would perhaps be beaten for that too. So at last she took an axe and a tiny earthen bowl, she cut a very small hole in the side of Koumongoé, and out gushed enough milk to fill the bowl.
'You had better ask her, replied the man, 'she is old enough to answer for herself. Then, in her turn, Thakane sang: I gave Koumongoe to Koane, Koumongoe to the keeper of beasts; For without Koumongoe they could not go to the meadows: Without Koumongoe they would starve in the hut; That was why I gave him the Koumongoe of my father.
What would father say when he came home? For he would be sure to know. 'Nonsense, replied Koane, 'there is so much milk in Koumongoe that he will never miss a little. If you won't give it to me, I sha'n't take the cattle out. They will just have to stay all day in the hut, and you know that they will starve. And he turned from her in a rage, and sat down in the corner.
One day, when Koané had slept later than usual, his father and mother went to their work before him, and there was only Thakané to be seen busy making the bread for supper. 'Thakané, he said, 'I am thirsty. Give me a drink from the tree Koumongoé, which has the best milk in the world. 'Oh, Koané, cried his sister, 'you know that we are forbidden to touch that tree.
She was afraid to disobey her parents, who would most likely beat her, yet the beasts would be sure to suffer if they were kept in, and she would perhaps be beaten for that too. So at last she took an axe and a tiny earthen bowl, she cut a very small hole in the side of Koumongoe, and out gushed enough milk to fill the bowl.
The man saw the white stream a long way off, and guessed what had happened. 'Wife, wife, he called loudly to the woman, who was working at a little distance: 'Do you see Koumongoé running fast down the hill? That is some mischief of the children's, I am sure. I must go home and find out what is the matter. And they both threw down their hoes and hurried to the side of Koumongoé.
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