Note 26 — 3925

The poles of the Īpogau's house were quarreling. Said the floor supports to the poles who were quarreling, “What can you do if I am not?” “What can you do if I am not?” said the foot-boards to those floor supports who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the cross supports to those floor supports who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the cross supports to those foot-boards who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the floor to those cross supports who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the wall to the floor boards who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the beams to the wall boards who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the pongo26 to the beams who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the daplat27 to the pongo who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the end pole to those daplat who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not?” said the salabáwan26 to those end poles who are quarreling. “What can you do if I am not—who am legpet?” said those legpet to those salabáwan, “Though you are legpet, you can do nothing if I am not,” said the gakot, “because you fall,” said the gakot to the legpet who are quarreling. “And what can you all do if I am not, who am grass? you all decay if I am not,” said the grass (roof) to those who are quarreling. “Therefore we are all the same use to the house of the Īpogau; we will unite our thoughts and breath, so that in the same manner the thoughts of the Īpogau are united, who live in us,” said those who are quarreling. And they united their thoughts and breath. After that the Īpogau who were sick were cured, those who lived in the house. It was as if there was nothing bad for that family.