In olden time there lived a paladin called Ching Timur Vatu, and he had a sister. One day Ching Timur Vatu charged his sister thus, saying, “Oh, my little sister, if a hen should happen to come in, don't say ‘Takh’ (i.e. Shoo) to it, or if a cat should come in, don't say ‘Pash’ to it.” And again he added, “If, in sweeping the room, you come on a grain of maize, give it to the hen, or if you come on a bit of dried apricot, chew it a little and give it to the cat.” And when he had given these instructions he went off to his hunting.