Popol Vuh by Francisco Ximénez

And so they now entered the House of Cold. The cold here was immeasurable. The interior of the House of Cold was thick with hail. But straightaway the boys caused the cold to dissipate. They did it in. They ruined and destroyed the cold.

Thus they did not die, but rather were alive when it dawned again. The Xibalbans had wanted them to die there, but this was not to be. Instead they were just fine when the dawn came. So then their guardians came again to summon them.