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able to endure the shame of staying at home. Therefore he decided 

 to leave the house while the people were asleep. He arose from his 

 bed, took mountain-goat fat and some tobacco to chew, and some 

 small coppers. Then, before going out, he went to one of his father's 

 slaves, and said to him that he was leaving his father's house because 

 he was angry. Then he went away quickly, without waiting for an 

 answer. 



As soon as he had gone, the great slave shouted, "Master, master, 

 your son has gone away!" The chief said, "Where did he go?" 

 The slave replied, "He left just now. He told me that he was going 

 to leave you and your people." Therefore the chief said, "Go out 

 and call my tribe. Tell them that my beloved son has left my 

 house, being angry." 



So the slave went out and shouted, "My master's son has left full 

 of anger." Therefore the whole tribe arose; the people took their 

 torches of pitch wood and of olachen, and searched in the woods and 

 on the beach and in the water. 



The young prince, however, had gone straight behind his father's 

 house, and he came down at the beach on the other side. He walked 

 around the sandy shore of the bay until he came to a point of land. 

 There he sat down at the foot of a spruce tree; and while he was there 

 he heard a canoe rounding the point. Then he heard the crew saying, 

 "This is the place!" He remained sitting there. Then he heard 

 them come ashore toward him. Behold! two men stood in front of 

 him, who said, "Prince, come down to our canoe and go with us! 

 We have come to take you home. " So the prince went down to their 

 canoe to accompany them, and the two men asked him to lie down 

 and to sleep. 



He obeyed, and the two men paddled very hard and soon reached 

 their master's village. There they woke the prince, who had been 

 asleep all the way. When the young man awoke, behold ! he saw a 

 a great town and many people. He went ashore, and some people 

 guided him to the chief's house. There he sat down on one side of 

 the fire, and many people came in. As soon as he was sitting there, 

 some one touched his side, and said, "My dear, throw your car- 

 ornaments into the fire!" He did so. This was the Mouse Woman, 

 who asked him, "Do you know who has brought you here?" He 

 replied, "No." Then she said, "This is the town of Chief Peace. He 

 has a beautiful daughter." The Mouse Woman continued asking 

 him, "Have you a little fat, tobacco, or a small piece of copper?" 

 The prince said, "Yes, I have fat, and tobacco, and copper." Then 

 the Mouse Woman said, "Ask the chief's attendants to spread a mat 

 in front of the chief and the chieftainess and the three uncles of his 

 daughter; and then throw the fat on the mat, and also the tobacco. 

 Then the small amount of fat will enlarge on the mats, and after- 



