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inside of these. He had ten drawn for the elder [son] and he had ten 

 drawn for the younger. The town peoph; who were going away all 

 gathered ten apiece [for the men] and five apiece for the women. And 

 after the}' had got through gathering them they waited for the two 

 sons Avho had gone off to marr}'. The}' got tired of waiting for them 

 because they wanted to restore their .sister. The town people had 

 ev^ery thing ready and were awaiting them. 



The elder got home at midday. His hair was fastened with cedar 

 limbs. '•"Mother, I have brought a wife to you. She stands outside. 

 Go out and get her." So he spoke to his mother: "Oh! my child has 

 come.'"* She looked outside, and a woman stood there having curly 

 hair parted and large eyes. This was Mouse-woman. 



After the youngest had been away for a while, he, too, came back 

 at midday. He came in, his hair fastened with a small fern. Hai hi 

 hi hi hi + + + •'* " Mother, I bring a wife to you. She stands out- 

 side. Go out and get her.'' A wonderful person stood l^iere. She 

 was too powerful to look at. Something short with curly hair and a 

 copper blanket [stood there]. "Chief-woman, come in."" She did 

 not wish to enter. "She does not wish to come in. She positively 

 refuses, my child; your wife positively refuses." "Why! she goes 

 by contraries," he said to her as he stood up. He went out to his 

 wife, came in with her, and sat down. 



Next day, very early, they went off. The town people all started 

 out together upon the ocean. The elder son's wife sat up on one of 

 the seats, and the younger one's wife concealed herself inside. She 

 (the former) sat up high to look after those who were starting off. 

 She always kept her small wooden box with her wherever she turned. 

 When they were all afloat she hunted in it and took out a bone awl. 

 And she put it into the water. The water rushed aside as it cut 

 through. In behind it they placed the canoe. The bone awl began 

 to tow them along. 



After they had been towed along, along, along, along, along for a 

 while, they came in sight of a broad band of smoke from a town. 

 Some distance from the town the elder brother's wife told them all to 

 land. She talked to them. The elder brother had married Mouse- 

 woman so that they might follow her directions. 



They stopped at this place, and she had them cut long sticks. They 

 got two poles at this place. The younger brother's wife hid herself, 

 but the elder brother's wife commanded the voyagers. The ten 

 canoes were still, and along the front of the bows and midway of the 

 canoes they put the sticks. They fastened them to thwarts by wind- 

 ing ropes around them.'^ That was finished. Then they started for 

 the front of the town. 



They stopped in front of the chief's house, and one came out of 

 the chief's house. " Wait, they direct you to remain still. They are 



