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The strangers, after they had left the forest njokoos, came to a large river, and were delighted not only because they could bathe in it, but because they saw the sunshine, which they had not seen since they had entered the forest. They expressed their joy by loud trumpetings.
They looked at the river and saw that where they stood, the current was very swift and strong, so they said, "Let us go farther down, beyond the point we see; the water there will not be so swift. " And they walked toward the spot. It was as they thought. Soon they were all having a grand time in the water. When the njokoos swam, they threw water high into the air through their trunks.