From Gondi Folklore
Dauun Guru married Lohakat Loharin. The twelve Mata sisters went on tour searching for witches, magicians and wizards of every kind. One day they came to Lohakat Loharin, and said to her, “Sow the Jawara quickly.” She got bamboo and made baskets, filled them with earth and sowed the grain for Jawara. After eight days it was time for Atwahi. On the day that they took the baskets to the river one of the Mata began to tremble with anger. “You must make sacrifice to me!” she cried.
Lohakat said to her husband, “You make a goat and I will make a young she-goat.” She cut off her tongue and made Daugun do the same, and with their tongues they made the goats, and sacrificed them to the Mata. The Mata was pleased and said, “Now you may go all over the world and devour human beings, for you have pleased me by making these goats.”
Since then there have been goats in the world for the protection of human beings against witches and gods, for whoever offers a goat to the Gods is safe.
Source:
Chapter 11, Myths of Middle India, Verrier Elwin, 1949
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