Then spoke the great Churmusta,--

"Behold the white oxen are the gods. The black oxen are the

Schimnus. To-morrow, when thou seest the herd as of black oxen driving

back the white, then string thine iron bow, and search out for thy

mark a black ox, bearing a white star on his forehead. Then send

thine arrow through the white star, for he is the Schimnu-Khan.

Thus spoke the dread Churmusta.

The next day Massang stood ready with his bow, and did even as

Churmusta had commanded. With an arrow from his iron bow he pierced

through the white star on the forehead of the black ox, and sent him

away roaring and bellowing with pain.

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