The third chum: the spirits of resentment
In the third chum, Mebet was met by the spirits of the owners of lands where he had hunted and killed animals that did not belong to him. The man of the clan of Vela must have sinned greatly, because an uncountable number of spirits came out against him. An army of them appeared before the man and the dog but said nothing. Finally, three lame ones came out of the ranks – they had the faces of the Ivsha men, the same men Mebet had shot in the foot with his arrows while laughing and saying, “Let us reach an agreement, kinsmen. You leave me my quarry, and I will let you keep your lives.” Two more stood behind them, the men who had got scared and ran away. Mebet could see the faces of his foes as if through muddy and uneven ice.
“Why do you call us k
