n,sheisoldenoughtogiveyouananswer
then,inhertu,thakanesang:
igavekoungoetokoane,koungoetothekeeperofbeasts;forongoetheyuldnotgototheadoongoetheythekoungoeoffather
andtheelandsallcried:anitisyoutheogreshouldeat,andnotyourbeautifuldaughter
bythistiitustgotosleeposttooheavytocarryso,inspiteofherdreadoftheogre,sheslepttilldaheroldherroughlythatheontinuetheirjouey
crossingtheplain,thegirlandherfatherpassedaherdofgazellesfeedingtheyliftedtheirheads,soearly,andheycaughtsightofthakane,theysang:
otheogreyourchild,sofair,sofair
youhadbetteraskher,repliedthen,sheisoldenoughtoanswerforherself
then,inhertu,thakanesang:
igavekoungoetokoane,koungoetothekeeperofbeasts;forongoetheyuldnotgototheadoongoetheythekoungoeoffather
andthegazellesallcried:anitisyoutheogreshouldeat,andnotyourbeautifuldaughter
atlasttheyarrivedatthevillageanheorderedhisservantstobringapileofskinsforthakaositon,buttoldherfatherhestsitonthegroundthen,catchingsightofthegirlsface,equestionthattherabbit,andtheelands,andthegazelleshaddone
thakaneansasbefore,andheinstantlyndedthatsheshouldbetakentothehutofhisther,andplacedunderhercare,anshouldbeledtohisfatherdirectlytheogresahebadetheservantthrointothegreatpotinutesheasiloandrelatedallthathadhappened
noonthesaakeofthisstrangefeeling,forallhislifehehadhateden,andhadrefusedseveralbrideshisparentshadhoarry,thattheyarriageportionhher
aftersotiababyostbeautifulbabythateverotherinla,saying:
oserabletherserablechildalasforyouaboy
thakane,ingreatsurprise,askedtheaningofherdistress;andtheoldantoldherthatitinthatuntrythatallthegirlsotheogretoeat
thenthakaneclaspedthebabytightlyinherar,andcried:
butitisnottheyuntrythere,ybabyfroe
thatnight,everyone,shesatdooneandbegantothinksheshoulddotosaveherchild
suddenlysheheardarustlingangtheanappearedbeforeher
ydearsaidshe
andthakaneansybabyicannothideherforever,andiftheogreseesher,heher;andihershehanthat
eyourehereihebaby
thenthakanedriedhereyes,andgladlyacceptedtheoldansoffereshetoldherhusbandshehadthrointheriver,andashehadchedhergointhatdirectionheneverthoughtofdoubtingshesaid
ontheappointedday,thakaneslippedoutongthely:
bringtodilah,dilahtherejeasilocastout
andinanttheoldanappearedholdingthebabyinherardilahhadbeesobigandstrong,thatthakanesheartustretutothevillage,lestsheshouldbessed,andthechildan,hherintothelake
ababytoaanherthercatovisitheraocutasilo,thathelefthisuedtothevillage
silo,hesaid,asheenteredthehut,ihavejustbeheldyourustbeyourdaughter,sheissolikeyoushewasdead
asilotriedtolookshockedbecausehishelainhishearthewasveryglad
butshallwedonowaskedhe
kesureforyourselfthatiapeakingthetruthbyhidingangthebushesthefirsttithakanesayssheisgoingtobatheintheriver,andingtillthegirlappears
forsodaysthakanestayedquietlyatho,andherhusbandbegantothinkthatthenhadbeenstaken;butatlastshesaidtoherhusband:iaoingtobatheintheriver
hebushesaninstantlater,thakanearrived,andstandingonthebank,shesang:
bringtodilah,dilahtherejeasilocastout
thentheoldancaoutoftheofthelaketheoldan,hoeduneasy,andsaidtothakane:ifeelasifs
