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Zengi-mizi was not an ordinary wasp, for the spirit of the father of Gopani-Kufa had entered it, so that it was exceedingly wise.
But the king was still much troubled, fearing the loss of Sipao, for the mirror had magic powers, so that he who owned it had but to ask and his wish would be fulfilled; to it Insato owed all that he possessed. As soon as the king left him, Gopani-Kufa again took Zengi-mizi, out of his basket.
In times of doubt Gopani-Kufa always consulted the wasp as to what had better be done, so on this occasion he took it out of the little rush basket in which he carried it, saying: 'Zengi-mizi, what gift shall I ask of Insato to-morrow when he would know the reward he shall bestow on me for saving his life?
'Shasasa! my daughter! he cried wildly, 'go fetch me the mirror, for the white men are at hand. 'Woe is me, my father! she sobbed. 'The Mirror is gone! For I loved Butou the traitor, and he has stolen Sipao from me! Then Gopani-Kufa calmed himself, and drew out Zengi-mizi from its rush basket. 'O spirit of my father! he said, 'what now shall I do?
'Biz-z-z, hummed Zengi-mizi, 'ask him for Sipao the Mirror. And it flew back into its basket. Gopani-Kufa was astonished at this answer; but knowing that the words of Zengi-mizi were true words, he determined to make the request.
Insato conducted Gopani-Kufa to the palace, and showing him his rooms, and the maidens who would wait upon him, told him that they would have a great feast that night, and on the morrow he might name his choice of the riches of Pita and it should be given him. Then he was away. Now Gopani-Kufa had a wasp called Zengi-mizi.
'Zengi-mizi, he said, 'the king seems loth to grant my request for the Mirror is there not some other thing of equal value for which I might ask? And the wasp answered: 'There is nothing in the world, O Gopani-Kufa, which is of such value as this Mirror, for it is a Wishing Mirror, and accomplishes the desires of him who owns it.
That night he asked Zengi-mizi, in whom sat the spirit of his father, what he had better ask Sipao for next? 'Biz-z-z, said the wasp, 'would you not like to be as great a chief as Insato? And Gopani-Kufa smiled, and took the Mirror and said to it: 'Sipao, Sipao, I want a town as great as that of Insato, the King of Pita; and I wish to be chief over it!
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