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Kabonīyan67 went to Sayen in Bᴇnbᴇn and said, “Are you a brave man, Sayen? You are brave, because you killed the komau.” Sayen said, “Yes, I am a brave man.” Kabonīyan said, “If you are a brave man, I will meet you in that place at a distance.” Sayen said, “Yes.” Kabonīyan told him the day when he would meet him, and Sayen was to stay in the lower place and Kabonīyan in the higher place. Sayen went there on that day. When he reached there and was waiting he heard a sound like a storm and said to himself, “Here is Kabonīyan.” Kabonīyan called to him, “Are you there, Sayen?” “I am here,” said Sayen. “Are you a brave man?” said Kabonīyan to Sayen. Sayen said, “Yes.” Kabonīyan said to him, “Catch this,” and he threw his spear. Sayen caught the spear. It was as big as a large tree. Kabonīyan asked, “Did you catch it?” “Yes,” said Sayen. “Here is again,” said Kabonīyan, and threw his headaxe. Sayen caught it. “Did you catch it, Sayen?” said Kabonīyan. Sayen said, “Yes.” The axe was as large as the end roof of a house. Kabonīyan said, “Here is again,” and threw his shield. Sayen caught it again. “Did you catch it, Sayen?” Sayen said, “Yes.” Kabonīyan said, “Here is again,” and threw a very big stone. Sayen caught it. “Did you catch it, Sayen?” said Kabonīyan. Sayen said, “Yes,” and Kabonīyan said to him, “Wait for me, I come down to you.” When Kabonīyan got there, he and Sayen fought face to face and they got tired, because Kabonīyan could not beat Sayen, and Sayen could not beat Kabonīyan. Sayen said, “I take my headaxe, because I am very tired.” Kabonīyan said, “Do not take your headaxe; you are a brave man; I will be your friend and we will go to fight anywhere.” Sayen said, “Yes.” Then they were friends and went to fight in many towns. If the people in the town caught them in the way when they went home from fighting, or when they were in the river, Sayen could be a fish and hide. They fought in one town. Sayen became a chicken after fighting. He went under the house where the chickens roost. He did that many times and the people in the town noticed that Sayen could be a chicken or a fish. When he came with Kabonīyan to the town to fight Page 188the people, he went under the house to the chickens' place. The people said to themselves, “We will put a fish trap there, because Sayen after fighting goes in the chicken coop.” They put a trap under the house by the coop. Sayen came in the town again to fight. After fighting he went under the house and he went into the trap, and the people caught and killed him.