` Because she has eaten what she ought not to have eaten . She has touched the sacred tree which belongs to her mother and me alone . ' And , turning his back , he called to Thakane to follow him , and they went down the road which led to the dwelling of an ogre . They were passing along some fields where the corn was ripening , when a rabbit suddenly sprang out at their feet , and standing on its hind legs , it sang : Why do you give to the ogre Your child , so fair , so fair ? ` You had better ask her , ' replied the man , ` she is old enough to give you an answer . ' Then , in her turn , Thakane sang : I gave Koumongoe to Koane , Koumongoe to the keeper of beasts ; For without Koumongoe they could not go to the meadows : Without Koumongoe they would starve in the hut ; That was why I gave him the Koumongoe of my father . And when the rabbit heard that , he cried : ` Wretched man ! it is you whom the ogre should eat , and not your beautiful daughter . ' But the father paid no heed to what the rabbit said , and only walked on the faster , bidding Thakane to keep close behind him . By-and-by they met with a troop of great deer , called elands , and they stopped when they saw Thakane and sang : Why do you give to the ogre Your child , so fair , so fair ? ` You had better ask her , replied the man , ` she is old enough to give you an answer . ' Then , in her turn , Thakane sang : I gave Koumongoe to Koane , Koumongoe to the keeper of beasts ; For without Koumongoe they could not go to the meadows : Without Koumongoe they would starve in the hut ; That was why I gave him the Koumongoe of my father . And the elands all cried : ` Wretched man ! it is you whom the ogre should eat , and not your beautiful daughter . ' By this time it was nearly dark , and the father said they could travel no further that night , and must go to sleep where they were . Thakane was thankful indeed when she heard this , for she was very tired , and found the two skins fastened round her almost too heavy to carry . So , in spite of her dread of the ogre , she slept till dawn , when her father woke her , and told her roughly that he was ready to continue their journey . Crossing the plain , the girl and her father passed a herd of gazelles feeding . They lifted their heads , wondering who was out so early , and when they caught sight of Thakane , they sang : Why do you give to the ogre Your child , so fair , so fair ? ` You had better ask her , replied the man , ` she is old enough to answer for herself . '
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