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The boy cried, “Ei…Ei…Ei! You have caused trouble for me! The cow was not mine. It belonged to the herdsman. The herdsman didn’t give it to me for nothing. He gave it to me in place of my bundle of grass. The grass was not mine. It belonged to the builders. The builders didn’t give it to me for nothing. They broke my stick. The stick was not mine. It belonged to the berry gatherers. They didn’t give it to me for nothing. They gave it to me in place of my egg. The egg was not mine. It belonged to my grandmother. And grandmother didn’t give it to me for nothing, She gave it to me to get bride wealth.”

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Then the bride’s family said, “We have nothing left to pay you. But let us give you the bride for you to take.” And so, the saying came to pass that, “What goes round comes around!”