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been in the habit of eating that Ivind of food; so I can not accept 

 you." 



Without feeling disappointed she resumed her singing: "Is there 

 not some one who will marry me again? If so, let him ask me." 

 Then the Wolf-Man approached her, saying : " I am willing to 

 marry you if j'ou will accept me." Once again the Bean-Woman 

 asked : " If I should marry you what kind of food would you regu- 

 larly provide for me to eat ?" The Wolf -Man answered : '' I will pro- 

 vide you with meat and venison." At this the Bean-Woman said 

 with scorn: "It is, indeed, quite proper for you to offer me meat and 

 venison for food, but I have never had the desire to eat meat which 

 has been stolen." Thereupon the Wolf-Man departed. 



The Bean-Woman resumed singing, as before : " Is there any one 

 who is willing to marry me again ? If there is, then let him ask me ? " 

 Then the Corn-Man, drawing near, said : " I am willing to maiTy you 

 if you will accept me." In reply she asked : " If I should marry 

 you what will you give me for my regular food ? " The Corn-Man's 

 answer was: "You shall have sweet corn to eat at all times." In 

 reply the Bean-Woman said : " I pray that it may so come to pass. 

 I am, indeed, thankful for this offer, for it is a well-known fact that 

 I am in need of it." AVhen the Corn-Man had heard her answer, he 

 said to her: "Come to me." Eushing forward, she threw her arms 

 around his neck and embraced him, saying : " This is, indeed, a 

 condition established by Him who sent us, by Him who created our 

 bodies, beginning with the time when Jhe earth was new." They 

 dwelt together contented and happy. 



This is the reason that the bean vine is at all times found entwined 

 around the cornstalk. 



124. The Legend of Onenha (the Corn) 



The event related in the following legend came to pass in ancient 

 times in the land inhabited by the Tuscarora ; and Corn-Woman 

 herself declared this event to men. 



In that ancient time there lived in that land a man who was alone, 

 and who had no kindred or friends in that place. He became very 

 ill; so ill that he was no longer able to leave his mat on the couch. 

 Of course there was no fire in his abode for he was unable to obtain 

 fuel to keep a fire burning; Desides there was nothing for him to eat. 

 He began to be very sorrowful, expressing his grief thus: "Verily, 

 I have become poor and miserable indeed. I am hungry, too, and, 

 perhaps, I shall die by starvation." 



While he was ill it was usual for him to lie with his head cov- 

 ered. There came a day when he heard the sound of voices, which 

 he inferred were those of women. Uncovering his head he listened 

 intently to learn' something about the voices he heard. Then he 



