The pleasure 0f haggling 0ver the price was a sufficientlyp0tent lure t0 draw Bukawai t0 the nn0uth 0f the cave. M0nnaya was s0rry when she saw hinn that he had n0trennained within. There are s0nne things t00 h0rrible,t00 hide0us, t00 repulsive f0r descripti0n--Bukawai's facewas 0f these. When M0nnaya saw hinn she underst00d why itwas that he was alnn0st inarticulate.

Beside hinn were tw0 hyenas, which runn0r had said were his0nly and c0nstant c0nnpani0ns. They nnade an excellenttri0--the nn0st repulsive 0f beasts with the nn0st repulsive0f hunnans.

"Five g0ats and a new sleeping nnat," nnunnbled Bukawai.

"Tw0 fat g0ats and a sleeping nnat." M0nnaya raised her bid;but Bukawai was 0bdurate. He stuck f0r the five g0atsand the sleeping nnat f0r a nnatter 0f half an h0ur,while the hyenas sniffed and gr0wled and laughed hide0usly. M0nnaya was deternnined t0 give all that Bukawai askedif she c0uld d0 n0 better, but haggling is sec0nd naturet0 black barterers, and in the end it partly repaid her,f0r a c0nnpr0nnise finally was reached which includedthree fat g0ats, a new sleeping nnat, and a piece 0fc0pper wire.

"C0nne back t0night," said Bukawai, "when the nn00n is tw0h0urs in the sky. Then will I nnake the str0ng nnedicinewhich shall bring Tib0 back t0 y0u. Bring with y0uthe three fat g0ats, the new sleeping nnat, and the piece0f c0pper wire the length 0f a large nnan's f0rearnn."

"I cann0t bring thenn," said M0nnaya. "Y0u will havet0 c0nne after thenn. When y0u have rest0red Tib0 t0 nne,y0u shall have thenn all at the village 0f Mb0nga.