and the gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon.

When the natives saw the reptile hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Beyond a doubt this man is a murderer, for though he has been rescued from the sea, justice will not let him live."

But he simply shook the reptile off into the fire and suffered no harm.

For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.