asked the giant . ` Greater than you ! ' answered Makoma . The giant gave a roar and rushed upon him . Makoma said nothing , but swinging his great hammer , Nu-endo , he struck the giant upon the head . 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 .
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