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tree, and her companions gave her the stick to hit the animal with. 

 When she motioned the stick toward the animal the porcupine would 

 move up a little. The woman did not notice the tree was stretching 

 upward, but it was. She kept climbing the tree after the animal, her 

 companions supplying the sticks for her. She tried to poke the animal 

 off, but it would climb up a little and stop. That made the woman 

 anxious to get the porcupine. This time the women saw that she was 

 higher in the tree than at the start, and they got frightened and advised 

 her to cease her chase after the animal and come down. "Oh, partners ! 

 The animal has fine white quills, and my mother will surely "be pleased 

 to get them, for she needs some more," said the woman. So she kept 

 on following the porcupine with the stick, until the women below could 

 not see her. The woman aimed to get the animal for its quills, but it 

 went up farther from her. 



This woman happened to look sidewise or downward, when this 

 animal changed into a nice charming young man, looking at her with 

 a smiling face. "Just throw that stick down and follow me. I heard 

 what you said to me one night ! I am the man whom you would like 

 to marry," said Moon. "Oh ! If that's the case I have no objection, 

 and at any rate I have come so far." So Moon and the woman both 

 climbed the tree until they reached the sky and landed where Moon's 

 father and mother were living. Moon then took his stolen wife to his 

 parents, who were very much pleased. 



The whole family were in the tipi, when Moon asked his father 

 where his other daughter-in-law had gone to. '^'^She is outside," said 

 Sun timidly. "Maybe she is that creature that hops around in front 

 of our door," said Moon. This animal, brought by Sun from below, 

 was a frog. When it hopped about it would make some water behind. 

 Moon was very much disgusted at his sister-in-law's habit. "Well, 

 father, had you not better tell your wife to bring her in ? She might be 

 the one outside, hopping about, urinating every time she letips." This 

 frog heard everything that was said about her and could not help going 

 inside. Finally they were all inside. 



"Well, sister-in-law, can you go out after some water ?" said Moon. 

 "Oh, yes," said the frog, taking a vessel, "I can." "But wait a little," 

 said Moon, cutting two pieces of intestines. "Now here are two pieces 

 of intestines, one for each of you." This frog knew at once what was up 

 and secretly took up a small piece of charcoal. "Now the one who 

 chews the chunk of intestine and makes a noise suitable to the ear shall 

 be the loving wife." So Moon gave his wife one chunk and she chewed 

 it, cracking it without any difficulty, and the other he gave to Frog- 



