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Aft or he had spoken, the chief of Robin's attendants spoke: 

 "Indeed, chief, my chief heard what you said to him. Tomorrow 

 he will invite his tribe, and will tell his people what you ask for, 

 and the day after tomorrow they will decide." Two days passed, 

 and then the people of the village assembled. Their chief said to 

 tlic visitors, "Friends. I am glad that you have come here, and that 

 you want to take my daughter to be your chief's wife. My wise 

 men and all my people have decided that you shall take her to your 

 chief. I understand that you promise to take good care of her, 

 which I hope you will do. I wish that my daughter and the young 

 chief might come to visit me in the winter to get provisions. At 

 present I send her with you empty-handed. That is what my 

 people desire and what they have decided in this matter. At present 

 I just give her two small root baskets — one filled with fresh meat 

 and fat, and the other filled with various kinds of fresh berries." 



The hunters started homeward. They did not know the way, 

 but the young Robin Woman led them. They walked down, and 

 passed many mountains and many valleys and rivers. They traveled 

 on many days; and they reached home late in the fall, bringing with 

 them a beautiful young woman. 



The young chief was very glad to see the beautiful young woman. 

 The hunters gave the girl to him to be his wife. So the chief received 

 her. He loved her very much. 



The head man of the hunters opened one of the small root baskets 

 and took out the fresh meat and fat. He put it on the mats which 

 were spread in front of the chief and his new wife, and the meat and 

 fat filled one end of the house. Then the head hunter took the other 

 root basket and took out the various ripe berries, which he put into 

 a cedar box. "When the chief saw these things, he was very glad, 

 and invited his whole tribe in. After the people had eaten, they said 

 to their chief, "O chief! you ought to invite in all the tribes to show 

 them your new wife, and they shall be happy with you." 



The chief consented, and sent his messengers to all the different 

 tribes around his village, asking the chiefs of the different tribes to 

 assemble in his village two days later to take part in the wedding 

 feast. 



All the chiefs had a very happy time, at the end of which they 

 went to their own homes in their canoes, which were loaded with 

 meat and fat and all kinds of berries. They were all talking about 

 the young princess who was now the wife of the young chief. 



Now we will turn to the other woman, the SawbOl-Duck Woman. 

 I said before that some hunters went in their canoes; and as they 

 went along the seashore, when they came around the point, they saw 

 a young woman walking along the sandy beach. Her braided hair 



