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At last they watched him as far as a mighty cave, just opposite to a high precipice, on which they themselves stood concealed, to observe. They saw their father roll a rock from the mouth of the cave, and shoot a deer as it sprang forth, and then carefully close up the cave, and sling the deer over his back, and go homeward with it. They were in great exultation at having, as they fancied, thus over-reached their father and possessed themselves of the secret source of his supply, whence they now thought they could always obtain as much venison as they might with; _ so they rolled away the stone, and out sprang one fine deer, which one brother shot; and then leaped forth another deer, which was shot by the other brother. But not deer only, _ animals of every sort now darted out of the cave, each moment in quicker and quicker succession, and filling the air with hideous howlings. Eye balls glared on all sides _ the earth quivered with trampling and bounding hoofs; and at last there streamed forth a horrible rush of serpents and an interminable variety of other reptiles. The disobedient sons, who had been turned giddy by the first outburst, reeled and staggered about, and finally lost all knowledge even of themselves. Their father heard the tumult, flung