. The myths of Mexico and Peru. ll be given in his ownwords : An old woman, he says, lived alone in herhut, rarely leaving her chimney-corner. She was muchdistressed at having no children, and in her grief one daytook an Qg^t wrapped it up carefully in cotton cloth, andput it in a corner of her hut. She looked everyday ingreat anxiety, but no change in the ^^ was morning, however, she found the shell broken, anda lovely tiny creature was stretching out its arms to old woman was in raptures. She took it to her. ?heart, gave it a nurse, and was so careful of it that att
. The myths of Mexico and Peru. ll be given in his ownwords : An old woman, he says, lived alone in herhut, rarely leaving her chimney-corner. She was muchdistressed at having no children, and in her grief one daytook an Qg^t wrapped it up carefully in cotton cloth, andput it in a corner of her hut. She looked everyday ingreat anxiety, but no change in the ^^ was morning, however, she found the shell broken, anda lovely tiny creature was stretching out its arms to old woman was in raptures. She took it to her. ?heart, gave it a nurse, and was so careful of it that atthe end of a year the baby walked and talked as well asa grown-up man. But he stopped growing. The goodold woman in her joy and delight exclaimed that thebaby should be a great chief. One day she told him to goto the kings palace and engage him in a trial of dwarf begged hard not to be sent on such an enter-prise. But the old woman insisted on his going, and hewas obliged to obey. When ushered into the presence192.
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