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Rh she must catch the leopard. But she could not; but she spoils men.

In the country of Isoka a boy had a goat which was gravid; and one night it bore two kids. Then the town met and asked how he got a goat that bore two kids? For goats may not bear kids at night; and they said it must be killed. So the boy, who was poor, said “All right”; and the goat was killed and they cooked it and began to cut it up; and he went to gather seven medicine stones and put them in the pot and told the demi-god to whom the stones belonged: “Any goat that bears in the night, if they don’t kill her, you must.” Then he called the town, and they all ate the soup, and when they found the stones, they asked why they were there; and the boy told them; so now they kill the goats that bear two kids at night.

There were two men of Isoka who told each other stories after eating their fill; and each said he was the best sportsman; so they arranged to try. They went out with their bows and saw nothing; then they took their pipes, as they wanted to smoke. And Akigbe lighted his, and saw agboligbo (? bush buck) coming; so he took an arrow and shot with his pipe and killed it. Then Niemoti said, “What! You better than I!” So he took his bow and said he would kill a fly; and he aimed at its eye and hit it and the fly fell dead. Then Niemoti said, “I am better.”

Once there was a feast to a demi-god and one man went without waiting for the others and sat down and waited;