Suddenly two of the beasts stand before her, and one of them attempts an embrace.

With a loud shriek she pushes him away, steps nimbly aside, and so saves the treacherous bundle from his grasp.

Both the monsters storm into the house, where a terrific uproar begins.

Corn is thrown about, grinding-slabs are disturbed, pots and bowls, robes and mats, are dragged hither and thither; they thump, scratch, and pound every corner of her little house.

Gasping for breath, quaking from terror and distress, she leans against the wall, for in the fellow who sought to embrace her she recognizes Tyope.
All at once he darts out of the house, rushing past her with a large ear of corn in each hand which he forthwith hurls at the head of one of his comrades.