At night one of the brothers woke up to hear the discussion between the monster and his wife about roasting the two brothers. Then the one, who heard the conversation between Abu-Tunturung and his wife, woke up the other and they escaped. When Abu-Tunturung came to know of their escape, he chased them. As they saw the monster chasing them, they applied many
tricks to prevent him. On the way, when Abu-Tunturung was trying to cross a bridge, it broke down and he met his death. The bridge broke down because the boys requested a wood-pecker to weaken the bridge with its beak.
Out of grief Abu-Tunturung’s wife gathered the remains of her husband turned, them into leeches, mosquitoes and scorpions to suck human blood. It is believed by the Mising people that the blood sucking insects came to exist from Abu-Tunturung’s mortal remains.
Illustration by Amrapali Das
