"It were better to be birds and have no air to fly in, than to be gods
having neither prayers nor worship."

But where sky met with ocean, the Yozis saw land again, and thither
sailed; and there the Yozis saw men in strange old garments performing
ancient rites in a land of many temples. And the Yozis called to the
men as they performed their ancient rites and said:

"We be three gods well versed in the needs of men, to worship whom were
to obtain instant joy."

But the men said:

"We have already gods."

And Snyrg replied:

"Ye, too?"

The men answered:

"For we worship the things that have been and all the years that were.
Divinely have they helped us, therefore we give them worship that is
their due."

And the Yozis answered the people:

"We be gods of the present and return good things for worship."