Note 65 — CONTENTS. (continued 6)

And when he had ended his chant, the friend then looked carefully and fully caught sight of Kawelo turning slightly toward him. He shrank back, thinking perhaps that he would escape. The soldiers said: “Why the drawing back, for what?” “Why not ascend and capture and drag yonder quiet fellow hither?” Their leader answered: “We shall not escape; we will all be vanquished. That is Kawelo sleeping over there. What a great pity it would be that my intestines be allowed to trail down from the tree; while you are simply slain, and your entrails are not taken out.”65 The men said: “Who is indeed the Kawelo that should survive from an everlasting death? Maybe you mistook the man for Kawelo.” “No, that is Kawelo, indeed.”