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Later,

wrapped in the mantle of the moonless night,

he slipped quietly into the sleeping village

and stole some of the drying fish.

He tasted it and found it enjoyable, though a little salty.

He quickly filled his game bag with them.

He also took some cooked flesh

of the many shelled creatures

in the great iron pot over the village’s common fire.

And then he slipped away.

When he returned to Wongsu,

he shared everything with Grandfather Elder,

the old ones, his family, and his friends.

He told Grandfather Elder what he had seen.

“Beyond the mountains,” he said, “there is another village

where strange people are given food by the Wide Water.”

“What is their secret for enticing the Wide Water to feed them?”

asked Grandfather Elder.