Ibonia

Disguised as Old Man, Ibonia carried fruits and herbs from the fields into the royal compound. He put down the gifts and went to the house where Girl of Grace stayed. When food was served, the dish cracked and the spoon broke. That night Ibonia played the valiha. The village people heard him, and in the morning they said the visitor was someone else, not Old Man. Girl of Grace warned Ibonia that Stone Man was dangerous and that a fight could kill him. Ibonia answered that he would not abandon her. Stone Man tried to open the house and tried to set it on fire, but it would not burn. He then tried to cut its cornerstones with an axe, which bounced away.

From outside the house, Stone Man asked why Ibonia stayed within rather than coming out to fight. The two men went onto the ground for a match. They first fired guns and threw spears, but neither man died. They then fought with blows. Stone Man struck Ibonia, who sank into the dry ground up to his knees, but Ibonia pulled himself free. When Ibonia struck Stone Man, Stone Man sank to his thighs before he too got loose. Their next exchange drove Ibonia down to his armpits. Ibonia called to his talismans. At last he used Stone Man like a sledgehammer. Stone Man sank so deeply that he disappeared, and Ibonia filled the hole.