Passage 20

In English

The went to the priests and pleaded for food. The said, “How can we feed you before completion of the ? After the , we will eat. Then we will feed all those who helped us in the ceremony. Only then, we can give you the leftovers. You must wait till then.” The waited for a long time and couldn’t bear their hunger any more. They grew weak and couldn’t walk. Dragging themselves, they somehow returned to and . They said, “! We told them that even You and were hungry, but they ignored us.”