REASON WHY THE HIPPOPOTAMUS LIVE IN WATERMany years ago, the hippopotamus, whose name was Isantim,was one of the biggest kings on the land; he was second only to the elephant. The hippo had seven large fat wives, of whom he was very fond.Now and then he used to give a big feast to the people, but a curious thing was that, although everyone knew the hippo, no one, except his seven wives, knew his name.At one of the feasts, just as the people were about to sit down, the hippo said, "You have come to feed at my table, but none of you know my name, If you cannot tell my name, you shall all of you go away without your dinner."As they could not guess his name, they had to go away and leave all the good food and Emu[palm wine] behind them. But before they left, the tortoise stood up and asked the hippopotamus what he would do if he told him his name at the next feast
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