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coming to a member of the nobility, he may be deserted by his father. 

 This happens when a prince, instead of catching salmon, makes 

 arrows and feeds the eagles with the salmon that ought to be stored 

 for winter use (225, N 169), and when another one is voracious and 

 greedy (60). Although the prince and the princess should marry 

 according to the wishes of their parents, they often follow their own 

 inclinations (see p. 420). A prince is married secretly to a Lake 

 Woman (155) ; and a princess who marries a Mouse Man is put into 

 a box which is sent adrift on the river (233) . There are many tales 

 based on clandestine marriages of princesses. 



When scolded by his father, the prince may leave his paternal 

 home. In this case he tells bis slave that he will leave his father's 

 house (193, 208). Friendship between the prince and his slave is 

 often referred to. When the prince and his slave are deserted, the 

 prince generally first looks out for the needs of fcis slave before attend- 

 ing to his own needs (N 173). 



The social position of chiefs' daughters is very high, and they were 

 carefully guarded by then parents. The bed of the princess is over 

 her parents' bedroom, so that access could be had only from the 

 parents' bed (161, 232, 297); her maids have their beds under hers 

 (297). The chief bars the door of his house every night to protect 

 his daughter (161). She is watched by her parents, brothers, and 

 maids (161). She must not go out on the street in the daytime (297) 

 or when other people are about (161, 297). She has a number of 

 companions (1.147) or maids (340), who watch over her. Ten com- 

 panions are spoken of on 297. When a girl goes out, she is accom- 

 panied by her maid (161, 232). On 318 the princess orders her maid 

 not to let the people know what she is doing. While she is asleep 

 the people keep quiet (162). She goes to bed early and rises late 

 (161, 232). The parents are very particular whom she shall marry, 

 and often do not want her to marry at all (161, 177, 232, N 229). 

 On the other hand, the girl resents this restraint and wants to marry 

 (297). 



The Prince and his Friends. — Four boys are selected among the 

 noble people of the village to grow up with the prince as his friends 

 (173, 187, 322). Three friends are spoken of on 260, 307, 317. Good 

 boys were selected as his companions (322). The relation between 

 the prince and these youths is very intimate. In 154 we hear that 

 a prince and his friend sleep in one bed. The prince and his friends go 

 hunting together (317); they travel together (173,284, 303); they 

 go out together to get a supernatural arrow (308), go to the house of 

 Chief Pestilence (187), and set out to get the supernatural copper 

 (303). 



When men go out hunting, there are generally four men in a canoe 

 (75, 135, 171, 260, 285). 



