Identifier: violetfairybook00lang (find matches)
Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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was no beast, howeverfierce, that he was afraid of, till at last his father andmother begged him to give up the chase after theNunda. But he answered: What I have said, I cannot takeback. If I am to die, then I die, but every day I mustgo and seek for the Nunda. And again his father offered him what he would, eventhe crown itself, but the boy would hear nothing, andwent on his wav. */ Many times his slaves came and told him, We haveseen footprints, and to-day we shall behold the Nunda.But the footprints never turned out to be those of theNunda. They wandered far through deserts and throughforests, and at length came to the foot of a great hill.And something in the boys soul whispered that here wasthe end of all their seeking, and to-day they would findthe Nunda. But before they began to climb the mountain the boyordered his slaves to cook some rice, and thev rubbed the »j stick to make a fire, and when the fire was kindled thevcooked the rice and ate it. Then they began their climb.
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THE NUNDA, EATER OF PEOPLE 261 Suddenly, when they had almost reached the top, aslave who was on in front cried : Master! Master! And the boy pushed on towhere the slave stood, and the slave said: Cast your eyes down to the foot of the mountain.And the boy looked, and his soul told him it was theNunda. And he crept down with his spear in his hand, andthen he stopped and gazed below him. This must be the real Nunda, thought he. 4 Mymother told me its ears were small, and this ones aresmall. She told me it was broad and not long, and thisis broad and not long. She told me it had spots like acivet-cat, and this has spots like a civet-cat. Then he left the Nunda lying asleep at the foot of themountain, and went back to his slaves. We will feast to-day, he said ; make cakes of batter,and bring water, and they ate and drank. And whenthey had finished he bade them hide the rest of the foodin the thicket, that if they slew the Nunda they mightreturn and eat and sleep before going back to the

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