South-African Folk-Tales, by James A. Honeÿ, , at sacred-
texts.com ONE day, it is said, the Tortoises held a council how
they might hunt Ostriches, and they said, "Let us, on both
sides, stand in rows near each other, and let one go to hunt the
Ostriches, so that they must flee along through the midst of
us." They did so, and as they were many, the Ostriches were
obliged to run along through the midst of them. During this they
did not move, but, remaining always in the same places, called
each to the other, "Are you there?" and each one answered, "I am
here." The Ostriches hearing this, ran so tremendously that they
quite exhausted their strength, and fell down. Then the
Tortoises assembled by-and-by at the place where the Ostriches
had fallen, and devoured them.