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To his dismay he found he had made a great mistake. At once he began to make humble apologies — but all in vain. Lion refused to listen to any of his explanations, and speedily put him to death. 132 XXV. MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA OR ' I WILL DIE God's death ' and ' I will die the King's death ' ONCE upon a time there were two men who were such great friends that they were almost always together. If one was seen the other was sure to be near. They had given one another special names, which were to ...be used only by themselves. One name, Maku Mawu, meant, ' I will die God's death, ' and the other, Maku Fia, ' I will die the King's death. ' By and by, however, the other villagers heard these names and gradually every one got into the habit of calling the two friends bv the nicknames in preference to the real ones. Finally, the King of the country heard of them and wished to see the men who had chosen such strange titles. He sent for them to Court, and they came together. He was much pleased with the one who had chosen the name of 133 WEST AFRICAN FOLK-TALES ' Maku Fia/ but he was annoyed at the other man's choice and sought a chance of punishing him.
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