It was not long after the incident with the boar that their father died. was the time of the grape harvest. He had gone out after supper to check on the fermentation of the grapes in the vat, They found him floating in the vat, face downwards. He must either have had a heart attack or been overcome with the powerful fumes. Whichever, he was well and truly dead. and there was nothing anyone could do about it. As we say, 'Fashan kat maan nat, maan q'a nat.' (when the time comes, the time has come.' )He was a brave man, respected by all, and regretted by all. He and his wife had survived many hardships together. But she could not bear to live alone. Within three months, she had followed her husband to the place where all suffer-ings cease. The two boys were left alone.