When they were near their village they met their uncle. He was taking his cow to the water. Thaimi called out, “Run, uncle, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village.“
The man shouted at his cow and made her run towards the village.
Further on Thaimi saw her aunt working in the field and she called out, “Run, aunt, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village!”
And the woman took her hoe, picked up her sleeping baby and ran towards the village.
Further on Thaimi saw her grandfather. He was limping along the road beside a donkey loaded with grain.
And she called out, “Run, grandfather, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village!”
Her grandfather lifted his stick and chased the donkey until it ran towards the village.