ABSTRACT
A certain Hen went to a Wild-Cat, and said that she wanted a charm for childbirth, so the Wild-Cat said " Go and pluck the feathers from your head, and put on salt and pepper (1), and then come back and I will give you the charm for childbirth." And [when she had gone] he lit his fire and put on logs, and the fire caught them. The Hen went and plucked the feathers from her head, and she rubbed on salt and pepper, and then returned, and said " I have done it, and I have come for you to give me the charm for childbirth." So he said " Very well, let us go close to this fire, you go in front, and I will go behind and follow you. While we are going round and round the fire, you must keep on saying:—
