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The Talking Beasts

by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith

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The Builder of Ability and the Builder of Haste

Two men called themselves one name. This one said: “I am Ndala, the builder of ability.” The other one said: “I am Ndala, the builder of haste.”

They say: “We will go to trade.” They start; they arrive in middle of road. A storm comes. They stop, saying: “Let us build grass-huts!” Ndala, the builder of haste, built in haste; he entered into his hut. Ndala, the builder of ability is building carefully. The storm comes; it kills him outside. Ndala, the builder of haste escaped, because his hut was finished; it sheltered him when the storm came on.

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