The Story of the Three Hunters: There were three hunters who lived with their wives and their sister. When they came back from a hunting trip, they brought a deer back with them. They all split the deer and the sister got part of the marrow from the deer and cooked it up nicely. The two older wives were very jealous and angry because they thought that their husbands preferred their sister, so they devised a plan to kill the sister. The younger wife wanted nothing to do with it though. So on the next hunting trip, the older wives killed the sister. There was a bird who kept chirping at the brothers. They thought it was weird and one of the brothers went to the bird and asked for a sign if it was their sister. When the bird hopped into his hand, they knew that their sister was dead. They went home and found the younger wife crying and she told them what had happened. The three hunters then killed the older wives and shared the younger wife.
The Golden Squash: There were two old men who were very good friends. One of the men was content with what he had, but the other was very greedy and wanted to be rich. One day the first man went out to his garden and found a bird who was injured. He felt bad for the bird and nursed it back to health. When it was able to fly, it brought the man back a seed and told him to take care of it. The man planted the seed and grew a very large squash. It was so big that five men had to help carry it in. When he cut into it, it turned out to be solid gold. The man was rich and he gave to the less fortunate. His neighbor was greedy and asked how he came of the seed. So he went out to the garden and found a bird and purposely shot it and broke its leg. He pretended to care for the bird and in return got a seed. He grew the seed and out came another squash. When he cut into it, an old man sent from the king of the lower regions popped out to weigh the man. The man didn't weigh enough so the fierce man cut off his head.
The Two Little Cats: There were two little cats who were going to fetch some salt for their tea. On their way home, they ran into a scary Handre. They ran and met a cow who offered to help protect them. They all ran until they met a dog who also offered to protect them. They then met a crow who also offered to help. A snake and peas also offered their assistance to protect the cats. So on they went home and each of the animals hid in a different spot. The Handre eventually arrived and went to every spot that an animal was hiding and was attacked by each one. He then fell into the cows horns who tossed him to the dog, who gobbled the Handre right up. The cats were then able to eat their meal in peace.
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