As soon as she got there , she crouched down among the willows , and sang softly : Bring to me Dilah , Dilah the rejected one , Dilah , whom her father Masilo cast out ! And in a moment the old woman appeared holding the baby in her arms . Dilah had become so big and strong , that Thakane 's heart was filled with joy and gratitude , and she stayed as long as she dared , playing with her baby . At last she felt she must return to the village , lest she should be missed , and the child was handed back to the old woman , who vanished with her into the lake . Children grow up very quickly when they live under water , and in less time than anyone could suppose , Dilah had changed from a baby to a woman . Her mother came to visit her whenever she was able , and one day , when they were sitting talking together , they were spied out by a man who had come to cut willows to weave into baskets . He was so surprised to see how like the face of the girl was to Masilo , that he left his work and returned to the village . ` Masilo , ' he said , as he entered the hut , ' I have just beheld your wife near the river with a girl who must be your daughter , she is so like you . We have been deceived , for we all thought she was dead . ' When he heard this , Masilo tried to look shocked because his wife had broken the law ; but in his heart he was very glad . ` But what shall we do now ? ' asked he . ` Make sure for yourself that I am speaking the truth by hiding among the bushes the first time Thakane says she is going to bathe in the river , and waiting till the girl appears . ' For some days Thakane stayed quietly at home , and her husband began to think that the man had been mistaken ; but at last she said to her husband : ' I am going to bathe in the river . ' ` Well , you can go , ' answered he . But he ran down quickly by another path , and got there first , and hid himself in the bushes . An instant later , Thakane arrived , and standing on the bank , she sang : Bring to me Dilah , Dilah the rejected one , Dilah , whom her father Masilo cast out ! Then the old woman came out of the water , holding the girl , now tall and slender , by the hand . And as Masilo looked , he saw that she was indeed his daughter , and he wept for joy that she was not lying dead in the bottom of the lake . The old woman , however , seemed uneasy , and said to Thakane : ' I feel as if someone was watching us .
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