But now, O ye gods, ye have proclaimed a new law, and I, who am yet your servant, come hither to ask your will.

How shall the feast go, and what sacrifice shall be offered unto you ?" "The feast shall go thus," answered Juanna.

"Ye shall offer us a sacrifice indeed; to each of us shall ye offer an ox and a goat, and the ox and the goat shall be given to the Snake to feed him, but not the flesh of men; moreover, the feast shall be held at noon and not in the night-time." "An ox and a goat--to each an ox and a goat!" said Nam humbly, but in a voice of bitterest sarcasm.

"As ye will so let it be, O ye gentle-hearted gods.

And the festival shall be held at noon, and not in the night season as of old.