Note 420 — SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS (continued 2)

So saying, he arose and, going aside, he took down his war club. Then, returning to the side of the young man, he said, “Do thou give up to me the body of the bird which you have.” The answer came, “I will not give it up to you.” The old man, now in a great rage, retorted: “You are risking your life. You are about to die, and you can not escape from it.” With these words he raised his war club, shouting, “Will you hand me the bird, or not?” But the young man still replied, “No. I will not give it up to you.” Then the old man struck the youth on the head with the club and killed him. Thus he recovered the body of the bird and gave back its life420 (which was that of a female relation of the old man).