Then the giants were very sad , and bewailed the loss of their hero ; but Makoma comforted them , and gave back to each the gifts he had taken from them . Then bidding them ` Farewell , ' he went on his way . Makoma travelled far towards the west ; over rough mountains and water-logged morasses , fording deep rivers , and tramping for days across dry deserts where most men would have died , until at length he arrived at a hut standing near some large peaks , and inside the hut were two beautiful women . ` Greeting ! ' said the hero . ` Is this the country of Sakatirina of five heads , whom I am seeking ? ' ` We greet you , O Great One ! ' answered the women . ` We are the wives of Sakatirina ; your search is at an end , for there stands he whom you seek ! ' And they pointed to what Makoma had thought were two tall mountain peaks . ` Those are his legs , ' they said ; ` his body you can not see , for it is hidden in the clouds . ' Makoma was astonished when he beheld how tall was the giant ; but , nothing daunted , he went forward until he reached one of Sakatirina 's legs , which he struck heavily with Nu-endo . Nothing happened , so he hit again and then again until , presently , he heard a tired , far-away voice saying : ` Who is it that scratches my feet ? ' And Makoma shouted as loud as he could , answering : ` It is I , Makoma , who is called `` Greater '' ! ' And he listened , but there was no answer . Then Makoma collected all the dead brushwood and trees that he could find , and making an enormous pile round the giant 's legs , set a light to it . This time the giant spoke ; his voice was very terrible , for it was the rumble of thunder in the clouds . ` Who is it , ' he said , ` making that fire smoulder around my feet ? ' ` It is I , Makoma ! ' shouted the hero .
` And I have come from far away to see thee , O Sakatirina , XXXXX the spirits of my fathers bade me go seek and fight with thee , lest I should grow fat , and weary of myself . '
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