orning, and forthwith commenced to relate the last wonderful trick of
her dog in dragging a man back to the marketplace to help her when she
thought that all her profit in trade would be lost, and when she was
just about to smash her nice crocks in her rage.

The dog listened to her narrative, viewed the signs of wonder stealing
over the women's faces, heard them call out to their husbands, saw the
men advancing eagerly towards them, saw them all look at him narrowly,
heard one man exclaim, "That cannot be a dog! it is a demon within a
dog's hide. He--"

But the dog had heard enough. He turned, and ran into the woods, and
was never more seen in that village.

The next market-day came round, and Kitinda took some more palm-oil and
a few fowls, and left her home to dispose of them for some other
domestic needs. When about half-way, her dog came out of the wood, and
after accusing her of betraying him to her stupid countrymen, thus
returning evil for good, he sprang upon her and tore her to pieces.

CHAPTER EIGHT.

THE STORY OF THE PRINCE WHO INSISTED ON POSSESSING THE MOON.

"Sir," said Baruti, one evening, "another story came to my mind to-day
which was told to me a long time ago by an old man among the Basoko. I
doubt whether you will like it, but since you wish to hear another
legend of my country you shall have the story as it was told to me."

The country now inhabited by the Basoko tribe was formerly known as
Bandimba. A king called Bahanga was its sole rider. He possessed a
houseful of wives, but all his children were unfortunately of the female
sex, which he considered to be a great grievance, and of which he
frequently complained. His subjects, on the other hand, were blessed
with more sons than daughters, and this fact increased the king's grief,
and made him envy the meanest of his subjects. One day, however, he
married Bamana, the youngest daughter of his principal chief, and
finally he became the father of a male child, and was very happy, and
his people rejoiced in his happiness.

The prince grew up to be a marvel of strength and beauty, and his father
doted on him so much, that he shared his power with the boy in a curious
manner. The king reserved authority over all the married people, while
the prince's subjects consisted of those not yet mated. It thus
happened that the prince ruled over more people than his father, for the
children were, of course, more numerous than the parents.