Atabo and Akiru went to the river to collect water.

On their way back home they rested on some rocks.

Atabo tried to stand up to continue home. But she was stuck to the rock.

Akiru ran home to call mother.

When mother arrived at the rock, she found Atabo truly stuck.

"I will make a fence around the rock to protect you from wild animals," mother said to Atabo.

So, she made a fence.

And she also made one door for her to get inside.

Then mother said to Atabo, "When I bring you food, I will sing a song for you to recognise me and open the door." Mother also said, "Never open the door to a stranger."

Whenever she came she sang the song. Atabo would open the door and receive the food.

Hyena was hiding and listening.

He watched when mother came to feed Atabo.

Hyena tried to copy mother's song.

He practised and practised for a long time.

The other animals told Hyena to swallow a fly from the river so that he could sing better.

He swallowed a fly from the river and went to sing. But the door did not open.

Next, he swallowed a fly from the nearby plains and he went to sing. But the door did not open.

Finally he swallowed a fly from the far away plains.

With this new voice he again went to sing at the door.

The door opened and Hyena ate Atabo.

When mother came again, she sang, and sang, and sang. But nothing happened.

So she called a meeting of all the animals and lit a large fire. "The animal that ate Atabo will fall into the fire and burn," she said.

All the animals jumped safely over the fire.

Only Fox and Hyena remained.

Fox jumped and the fire caught his tail. He cried in pain.

Last of all came the hyena. He jumped and fell into the fire.

All the animals sang to show that hyena ate Atabo.