both arms outward beside him, and to left of him and to right of him as
he ran the whole world whitened.

And Yarni Zai called out:

"What dost thou, running across my world?"

And the new god answered:

"I bring the snow for all the world--whiteness and resting and
stillness."

And he stilled the running of streams and laid his hand even upon the
head of Yarni Zai and muffled the noises of the world, till there was
no sound in all lands, but the running of the new god that brought the
snow as he sped across the plains.

But the two new gods chased each other for ever round the world, and
every year they passed again, running down the valleys and up the hills
and away across the plains before Yarni Zai, whose hand uplifted had
gathered the world about him.

And, furthermore, the very devout may read how all the animals came up
the valley of Yodeth to the mountain whereon rested Yarni Zai, saying:

"Give us leave to live, to be lions, rhinoceroses and rabbits, and to
go about the world."

And Yarni Zai gave leave to the animals to be lions, rhinoceroses and
rabbits, and all the other kinds of beasts, and to go about the world.