A man had two wives. The first wife gave birth to twins Hwese and Hwevi. She dies in childbirth,leaving them in the care of the second wife.
This woman was not kind to the children.*when she pounded grain,she would keep the fine flour and give them only the chaff,and she would beat them for no reason.
One day she sent them both to the river ,each with a gourd for water. On the way back, Hwese slipped and broke his ground.when he saw this ,Hwevi three his gourd and broke it too,for he knew that his stepmother would beat his brother,and he didn't want his brother to be punished alone. When they got home,the stepmother took a stick and whipped them both, then sent them away with no food
The children walked away,full of sadness,hunger and pain. "Let us go to the one who guards Death's door,"said Hwese. "Perhaps he will let us see our mother. "So they each bought a bead to take as a gift ,and went to the guardian of Death's door. When he heard their sad story,and saw the beutiful beads they had brought him , the guardian agreed to open Death's door.inside, there were two markets,the market of the living and the market of the dead
