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& plotted to kill his brother. One day as he was hunting he passed near the lake where his sister had drown herself. His thoughts were bent upon his sister of whose death he was ignorant. Then suddenly he saw her rise out of the lake as far as her waist. He jumped in the water & catching hold of her tryed to pull her out but the girl plead with him saying leave me where I am. Already I have made myself partly [[strikethrough]] ag [[/strikethrough]] a god for from my waist down I have become a fish. He replied. "I will let you go but I must have my revenge & you must tell me then I may kill poor [[??]].

Then the sister told him