` He is still two days ' journey off : looking for us ; but he will soon be here . ' And in two days , as the boy had foretold , the uncle had found the hole in the earth , and arrived at the gate of the city . All his money was spent , and not knowing where his sister lived , he began to beg of all the people he saw . ` Here comes my uncle , ' called out the little boy . ` Where ? ' asked his mother . ` Here at the house door ; ' and the woman ran out and embraced him , and wept over him . When they could both speak , he said : ` My sister , were you by when they killed my mother ? ' ' I was absent when they slew her , ' replied she , ` and as I could do nothing , I ran away . But you , my brother , how did you get here ? ' ` By chance , ' he said , ` after I had wandered far ; but I did not know I should find you ! ' ` My little boy told me you were coming , ' she explained , ` when you were yet two days distant ; he alone of all men has that great gift . ' But she did not tell him that her husband could change himself into a serpent , a dog , or a monster , whenever he pleased . He was a very rich man , and possessed large herds of camels , goats , sheep , cattle , horses and asses ; all the best of their kind . And the next morning , the sister said : ` Dear brother , go and watch our sheep , and when you are thirsty , drink their milk ! ' ` Very well , ' answered he , and he went . Soon after , she said again , ` Dear brother , go and watch our goats . ' ` But why ? I like tending sheep better ! ' ` Oh , it is much nicer to be a goatherd , ' she said ; so he took the goats out .
When he was gone , she said to her husband , ` You must kill my XXXXX , for I can not have him living here with me . '
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