"Out hunting," they said.

"Which way does he come home?"

"Our father comes home out of this;" and they showed him the spiders'
trap-door.

"Where are your mothers?"

"Our mothers are out getting honey and yams." And off ran the little
girls to a leaning tree on which they played, running up its bent
trunk.

Mullyangah went and stood where the trunk was highest from the ground
and said: "Now, little girls, run up to here and jump, and I will catch
you. jump one at a time."

Off jumped one of the girls towards his outstretched arms, which, as
she came towards him he dropped, and, stepping aside, let her come with
her full force to the ground where she lay dead. Then he called to the
horror-stricken child on the tree: "Come, jump. Your sister came too
quickly. Wait till I call, then jump."

"No, I am afraid."

"Come on, I will be ready this tirne. Now come."

"I am afraid."