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brought his daughter, with very strong winds and heavy rains. 

 Now, the prince and the princess were married ; and after the celebra- 

 tion was over, South Wind went back from the north to his own 

 country, with strong winds and rain. 



The young princess lived with her husband in the house of her 

 father-in-law and with her sister-in-law. She was always with her 

 wherever she went. Now the winter months had come on, and the 

 north wind blew hard, and there was ice on all the rivers, lakes, and 

 ponds. Everything was frozen. 



North Wind's people said that it was a very warm season, but the 

 daughter of South Wind felt very cold every day. She was sitting 

 in the cold icy house without a fire, crying, while, the people in the 

 house felt quite warm. At night, when she was in bed with her 

 husband, she was almost frozen. 



One day she went out as usual, and sat down on the beach at 

 high-water mark. Then she took her salmon-knife, took a piece of 

 yellow-cedar wood, and carved it in the shape of a duck. When she 

 had finished it, she said to her little wedge, "Go to my father's 

 country and tell them what is happening to me in this far country!" 

 Then the wooden wedge became a wild duck. 



Chief South Wind and his chieftainess were sitting in front of their 

 house, and one morning they saw a duck diving in the water. The 

 Duck said, "Since new moon your daughter has been cast out by 

 Frozen." The duck dived again, came up, and repeated the same, 

 "Since new moon your daughter has been cast out by Frozen." 



Then South Wind said to his four sons, "My sons, go north and 

 bring back your sister from the house of Chief North Wind ! ' ' There- 

 fore Proud Rain-Wind went northward through the air in the form 

 of a large cloud; but before he had gone halfway a strong north wind 

 began to blow, and all the clouds were driven away. The sister was 

 sitting out there, and saw her brother coming. She cried aloud 

 when he was driven away. 



Again Chief South Wind said, "Now, you go, my second son!" 

 Then Excrement Face went northward. Then the princess saw a 

 black cloud come toward her. When the black cloud had come half- 

 way, the north wind began to blow very hard, and drove it away. 

 Then the princess cried bitterly, and said, "Oh, my brother Excre- 

 ment Face has been driven away!" 



Now Chief South Wind said to his third son, "Go up there, my 

 son Rain Under The Knee!" He went; and showers of rain came, 

 and soon he had passed more than half the distance. The north 

 wind blew very hard, and the. rain froze and he was driven away. 

 Then the princess cried more bitterly, and said, as before, "Oh, my 

 brother Rain Under The Knee has been driven away!" 



