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134 the Red Thing into a hut and burnt them all together, and that finished it.

There was a man and he made a garden and planted mealies in it. He did not stop to take care of them; they came up by themselves and grew to a great height. The animals heard about it and said, "Let us go and see those mealies and eat them." When they got there a Butterfly who was hidden among the mealies said, "Do not eat the mealies; many many animals have died of doing so." It sang:

So they ran away and told the others. The others said, "It is a pity not to get those mealies; let us wait here and send someone." The Rhinoceros said he would go first. He went to the garden, but the Butterfly sang:

The Rhinoceros ran away so fast that he broke his leg and he would not go again.

Then the Elephant went and the Butterfly sang:

The Elephant ran away so fast through the forest that a tree tore his trunk right off and he would not go again.

The Eland went, and other animals, but all were