Turtle dives; after a while he emerges. There he is swimming and singing:
"In water, in my home!
In water, in my home!"The people said: "Oh! Turtle has fooled us. We were going to kill him with
hatchets; he says, 'Hatchet will not kill me a bit.' We spoke of casting him into
the water; he says, 'I am going to die.' We came; we cast him into the water; but
we saved him."
This is what caused the Turtle to live in the water: the people were going to kill
him; but he was shrewd.
Nianga Dia Ngenga and Leopard
Nianga Dia Ngenga takes up his gun, saying: "I will go a-hunting." He has
reached the bush; he has hunted; he saw not game; he says: "I will go."
When he returns home, he finds Mr. Leopard, whom they have stuck up in the
fork of a tree. When he sees Nianga, he says: "Father Nianga, help me out!"
Nianga says: "What has done this to thee?" He says: "Unfork me first; I shall tell
thee."
Nianga took him out; he set him on the ground. He says: "Elephant has stuck me
up in the fork of the tree. Sir, to whom one has given life, one gives more. I have
been two days on the tree; give me a little food." Nianga says: "Where shall I
find food?" He says: "Anywhere."
Nianga takes up his dog; he gives it to Mr. Leopard. Mr. Leopard ate it and said,
"I am not satisfied." Nianga takes up also the other dog; he gives it to Mr.
Leopard. He has eaten, says, "Still I have not enough." Nianga dia Ngenga took
up his cartridge-box; he gives him it. Mr. Leopard, when he had eaten it, said,
"Still I have not enough."
Hare comes; he finds them talking; says: "Why are you quarrelling?" Nianga
says: "Mr. Leopard, I found him in the fork of a tree. Says he, 'Take me out!' I
took him out. Says he, 'Give me to eat!' I gave him both my dogs and my
cartridge-box. He says, 'Give me more to eat.' That is what we are quarrelling