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i.ii.v [.H.N. Evan oi. 207<br />
birds and animals thai were feeding on <strong>the</strong> fruit. Aftei a<br />
while he. fc io, heard voices from <strong>the</strong> clearing, and,<br />
from thi<br />
in <strong>the</strong> direction whence <strong>the</strong> sounds an ise. Now when hi<br />
w hich he had put 1<br />
and observing from where <strong>the</strong> wind was blowinj<br />
: he clearing. Then he w<<br />
fully in that direction and came to <strong>the</strong> house, where !<br />
I<br />
<strong>the</strong> people complaining and saying that <strong>the</strong>y could not keep<br />
ir <strong>the</strong>y were madi sleep} bj <strong>the</strong> fume ol <strong>the</strong><br />
that he kept blowing towards <strong>the</strong>m as he smoked his cigan tte.<br />
rhen each woman in <strong>the</strong> house left hei work and fell<br />
asleep. So Bonsu Api went up into tin- house<br />
red with women lying <strong>the</strong>re; foi <strong>the</strong>) had not had<br />
time to become cockroaches bi fore <strong>the</strong>y were overwhelmed by<br />
<strong>the</strong> fumes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chenduai.<br />
, So he went through all thi I at last in <strong>the</strong> uppei<br />
ti • he found a beautiful princ< -, who wai iwake, since<br />
tduai fumes had not reached her. Then he threatened<br />
to kill her, but she besi light him to relent, asking him why he<br />
should wish to do so. Thereupon he told hei that her followkilled<br />
his bro<strong>the</strong>rs, and she replied that, if it w<br />
Idom lett her room.<br />
So lie pardoned hi 1<br />
,<br />
n condition that she should find out<br />
what had been done with <strong>the</strong> bodies <strong>of</strong> his bro<strong>the</strong>rs: bul th<<br />
people below slept on and could not he wakened. However,<br />
<strong>the</strong> pi incess at last found th<br />
Iron. Then Bonsu Api took<br />
th< ix brothi<br />
<strong>the</strong> bones md heaped<br />
<strong>the</strong>m to ;e<strong>the</strong>i in fn ml <strong>of</strong> tl princess<br />
to follow him, saying that hi would kill heHfshedid not.<br />
°nied, and made read) for <strong>the</strong> journey. Now when<br />
she had co ne down from <strong>the</strong> hou e, Bonsu Api shut <strong>the</strong> door<br />
and sel fire to <strong>the</strong> walls and ro<strong>of</strong>, so that all <strong>the</strong> people- inside<br />
1 he burnt. And Bonsu \pi p ke to <strong>the</strong>m and said,<br />
'lt\ ui wish to live, b& ome cocki<br />
in future<br />
times cockroaches ai ; and<br />
eat <strong>the</strong> fragments oi ire left by mankind." So<br />
<strong>the</strong>y became 1<br />
As for Bonsu Api he brought his brotl ain and<br />
went In ane, taking <strong>the</strong> ni and hi- | rim e with him.<br />
r AND TAK KEMOIT. 1<br />
. Katil.<br />
andei<br />
ing in <strong>the</strong> jungle. H oing down <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sun,<br />
1<br />
<strong>the</strong> I A md <strong>of</strong> 1<br />
came to<br />
liuah 1. As 1<br />
Inch <strong>the</strong> fruits n n light<br />
5 ing he<br />
and mi quiver and 1
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