▁were , ▁whether ▁they ▁were ▁sick ▁or ▁well .” ▁▁ ▁“ The ▁young est ▁brother ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁different ▁level ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁brothers ▁in ▁the ▁init iation ▁rit ual ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁free ▁to ▁leave ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁tribe ▁and ▁check ▁on ▁their ▁mother ▁Gab away , ▁and ▁their ▁father ▁Bab agar .” ▁▁ ▁“ He ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁brothers , ▁“ There ’ s ▁no ▁point ▁in ▁just ▁sitting ▁around ▁worry ing ; ▁you ▁two ▁stay ▁here ▁and ▁I ’ ll ▁go ▁and ▁see ▁how ▁M um ▁and ▁D ad ▁are ▁going ,” ▁and , ▁w aving ▁good bye , ▁he ▁set ▁off ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁parents . ▁▁ ▁“ But ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁pushing ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁scr ub , ▁he ▁saw ▁an ▁evil ▁old ▁w itch ▁woman ▁( W id j ir rie j ugg ik ) ▁going ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ’ ▁camp . ▁He ▁didn ’ t ▁take ▁much ▁notice ▁of ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁camp ing ▁he ▁told ▁his ▁father ▁about ▁the ▁old ▁woman .” ▁▁ ▁“ H is ▁father ▁was ▁very ▁ups et ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁the ▁w itch ▁was ▁h anging ▁about ▁the ▁brothers ’ ▁camp ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁young est ▁brother : ▁“ You ▁must ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁your ▁brothers ▁quickly ▁and ▁warn ▁them ▁or ▁that ▁old ▁woman ▁will ▁kill ▁them ▁and ▁eat ▁them .” ▁Then ▁his