▁forb ade ▁them ▁to ▁marry ▁outside ▁their ▁own ▁tribe . ▁The ▁brothers ▁were ▁not ▁happy ▁to ▁accept ▁this ▁law ▁and ▁so ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁force ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁three ▁sister s ▁causing ▁a ▁major ▁trib al ▁battle . ▁ ▁A ▁terrible ▁battle ▁ra ged ▁across ▁the ▁mountains ▁– ▁blood ▁flow ed ▁and ▁st ained ▁the ▁ground ▁red , ▁colour ing ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁around . ▁The ▁K ato om ba ▁tribe ▁were ▁losing ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁the ▁ma id ens ▁were ▁ter r ified . ▁They ▁ran ▁to ▁the ▁cl iff ▁edge ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁fier ce ▁fighting . ▁Their ▁father , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁w itch ▁doctor ▁of ▁the ▁tribe , ▁cast ▁a ▁magic ▁spell ▁on ▁them ▁to ▁turn ▁them ▁into ▁stone ▁where ▁they ▁stood ▁for ▁their ▁bad ▁behaviour . ▁He ▁planned ▁to ▁change ▁them ▁back ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁however ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁The ▁Ne pe an ▁tribe ▁won ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁ma id ens , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁three ▁great ▁p inn acles ▁of ▁rock ▁- ▁the ▁famous ▁ 3 ▁Sister s . ▁As ▁only ▁the ▁w itch ▁doctor ▁could ▁reverse ▁the ▁spell ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁ladies ▁to ▁their ▁former ▁beauty , ▁the ▁sister s ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁magnific ent ▁rock ▁formation ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁this ▁battle ▁for ▁gener ations ▁to ▁come . ▁To ▁this ▁day ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁discovered ▁the ▁magic ▁spell ▁which ▁will ▁set ▁them ▁free . ▁ ▁Inter pret ation ▁of ▁' The