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But food was given him every hour, and at the end of two days he was as fat and big as a Christmas turkey, and could hardly move his head from one side to the other. 'He will do now, said the Bad One, who came constantly to see how he was getting on. 'I shall go and tell the water-demons that we expect them to dinner to-night.
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.
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.
But food was given him every hour, and at the end of two days he was as fat and big as a Christmas turkey, and could hardly move his head from one side to the other. 'He will do now, said the Bad One, who came constantly to see how he was getting on. 'I shall go and tell the water-demons that we expect them to dinner to-night.
As it is, your friends the water-demons would think you meant to laugh at them, when they found that I was the feast. 'Well, perhaps you are right, answered the Bad One; 'I will keep you for two days. And he went out to visit the water-demons. Meanwhile the servant, whose name was Lung Woman, led him into a little shed, and chained him up to a ring in the wall.
'Boil some water, and get him ready for cooking, while I go and invite my friends the water-demons to the feast.
Then the Bad One knew what had happened, and after telling the water-demons that there would be no feast after all, he called to Ball-Carrier, who was eating an apple. 'I know your name now, he said, 'and as you have ruined me, and I am not rich any more, will you take me as your servant?
As it is, your friends the water-demons would think you meant to laugh at them, when they found that I was the feast. 'Well, perhaps you are right, answered the Bad One; 'I will keep you for two days. And he went out to visit the water-demons. Meanwhile the servant, whose name was Lung-Woman, led him into a little shed, and chained him up to a ring in the wall.
'Boil some water, and get him ready for cooking, while I go and invite my friends the water-demons to the feast.
It was a large pond, though only a small portion of it came under the eye; for, as far as I could see, the cypress-trees grew up out of the water, their huge buttresses spreading out so as almost to touch each other! Here and there the black "knees" protruded above the surface, their fantastic shapes suggesting the idea of horrid water-demons, and lending a supernatural character to the scene.
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