the Red Thing into a hut and burnt them all together, and that finished it.
The Animals and the Mealies.
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:
"I beat the drum, I beat the drum, lest ye hear not.
Here many many animals have been killed.
Lest ye hear not, I beat again the drum.
Lest you hear not."
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:
"I beat the drum, I beat the drum, lest ye hear not.
Here another Rhinoceros has been killed.
Lest you hear not," etc.
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:
"I beat the drum, etc.
Here another Elephant has been killed.
Lest you hear not," etc.
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
