He struck him so hard a blow that the giant shrank into quite a little man , who fell upon his knees saying : ` You are indeed greater than I , O Makoma ; take me with you to be your slave ! ' So Makoma picked him up and dropped him into the sack that he carried upon his back . He was greater than ever now , for all the giant 's strength had gone into him ; and he resumed his journey , carrying his burden with as little difficulty as an eagle might carry a hare . Before long he came to a country broken up with huge stones and immense clods of earth . Looking over one of the heaps he saw a giant wrapped in dust dragging out the very earth and hurling it in handfuls on either side of him . ` Who are you , ' cried Makoma , ` that pulls up the earth in this way ? ' ' I am Chi-dubula-taka , ' said he , ` and I am making the river-beds . ' ` Do you know who I am ? ' said Makoma . ' I am he that is called `` greater '' ! ' ` Greater than who ? ' thundered the giant . ` Greater than you ! ' answered Makoma . With a shout , Chi-dubula-taka seized a great clod of earth and launched it at Makoma . But the hero had his sack held over his left arm and the stones and earth fell harmlessly upon it , and , tightly gripping his iron hammer , he rushed in and struck the giant to the ground . Chi-dubula-taka grovelled before him , all the while growing smaller and smaller ; and when he had become a convenient size Makoma picked him up and put him into the sack beside Chi-eswa-mapiri . He went on his way even greater than before , as all the river-maker 's power had become his ; and at last he came to a forest of bao-babs and thorn trees . He was astonished at their size , for every one was full grown and larger than any trees he had ever seen , and close by he saw Chi-gwisa-miti , the giant who was planting the forest . Chi-gwisa-miti was taller than either of his brothers , but Makoma was not afraid , and called out to him : ` Who are you , O Big One ? '
` I , ' said the giant , ` am Chi-gwisa-miti , and I am planting these XXXXX and thorns as food for my children the elephants . '
Chi-dubula-taka Chi-eswa-mapiri Chi-gwisa-miti Makoma arm bao-babs left river-beds river-maker sack