But what was her astonishment and disgust when both pot and food vanished instantly before her ! ` Oh , you horrid plank , you have brought me ill-luck ! ' she cried . And taking it up she flung it away from her . The woman had been surprised before at the disappearance of her food , but she was more astonished still when , instead of the plank , she beheld a baby . However , she was fond of children and had none of her own , so she made up her mind that she would keep it and take care of it . The baby grew and throve as no baby in that country had ever done , and in four days he was a man , and as tall and strong as any brave of the tribe . ` You have treated me well , ' he said , ` and meat shall never fail to your house . But now I must go , for I have much work to do . ' Then he set out for his home . It took him many days to get there , and when he saw his son sitting in his place his anger was kindled , and his heart was stirred to take vengeance upon him . So he went out quickly into the forest and shed tears , and each tear became a bird . ` Stay there till I want you , ' said he ; and he returned to the hut . ' I saw some pretty new birds , high up in a tree yonder , ' he remarked . And the son answered : ` Show me the way and I will get them for dinner . ' The two went out together , and after walking for about half an hour they old man stopped . ` That is the tree , ' he said . And the son began to climb it . Now a strange thing happened . The higher the young man climbed the higher the birds seemed to be , and when he looked down the earth below appeared no bigger than a star .
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