Atondido Stories
The householder at once seized the bow and drew an arrow
to the head just as the intruder said, "I have come, brother." At
this the bow and arrow were dropped and the young man cried
out with delight, "Are you my brother? Come and sit beside me."
This the newcomer very gladly did, and the householder
showed his pleasure and asked, "Are you really my brother? I
am very glad to see you, brother, for I always believed I had one
somewhere, though I never could find him. Where have you
lived? Have you known any parents? How did you grow up?"
"No, I have never known any parents. I never was born and
never grew up. I just found myself a man standing on the sea-
shore. There I built me a house and made myself as comfortable
as I could; but I was lonely, so I came to find you."
"I also never had any parents that I can recall. My earliest rec-
ollection was of finding myself alone in this house, where I have
lived ever since, killing game for food. I was alone until this
friend came to stay with me. Now you, my brother, shall live
here too, and we will never be parted again."
And thus, by always striving to be something higher, the
downtrodden grass plant became a Man.
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