An old man once had two warrior sons who asked him to give them a bullock, as they wished to go to the woods to slaughter it. The father, however, refused, so the two men stole an animal and went to a neighbouring river where they killed it.

As the younger warrior went to draw water he saw a devil who said to him: “If you draw water and find it is blood, pour it away; if you find it is water, take it, but do not look behind.” The warrior drew some water and found it was blood, so he poured it away. He then drew some more, and as it was water this time he took it. When he ran back to his brother, however, he forgot the words of the devil and looked behind him.

That night the devil came to where the brothers were sleeping and put out their fire, but as his mouth shone like a fire the warriors noticed no difference. Presently it became cold, and the elder brother awoke the younger one and told him to make up the fire. The latter took a stick and pushed it into the mouth of the devil, who seized and ate him and then went away. When the elder warrior found his brother had been eaten he followed up the devil and found him asleep. He promptly killed the devil and cut off his big toe, out of which the younger warrior emerged, as well as various kinds of animals.